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how to be life-giving through gifts-based ministry
Note: The article Life-Giving through Gifts-Based Ministry was originally written for a series called "What My Church Does Well" for The Hight Calling (now at Theology of Work Project). Today, I’m excited about serving at my church. But it wasn’t always that way....
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the Church’s attachment disorder: finding peace in our relationship with God
"He's such a loving little boy," the caseworker told us. Before we met the boys we would eventually adopt, we got the quick personality rundown on each of them. The younger of the two brothers was described as one who just loved everyone. "He's so sweet!" And that...
some things aren’t worth compromising
“Dan, I know you love spending time with your family, but don’t let that get in the way of your career.” He flew me one thousand miles across the country to sit me down and tell me this. I knew that moment was the beginning of the end of a decade-long...
the #codexinstagramus initiative: a bible photography project
What if you could only use pictures to tell the story of the Gospel? I've been thinking a great deal about Luke, the writer of his Gospel and the Book of Acts. The influence of his writing is unquestionable. But one thing most people don't know about him is that he...
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Jesus is like topsoil [4 thoughts about our relationship with Christ]
I'm a sucker for a good simile. Especially ones that help me understand my faith. Statements like, "Jesus is like a [blank]," help us to understand various characteristics of his nature. In fact, the Scriptures are full of names for God which all tell us a great...
9 songs that inspire my christian faith
the #codexinstagramus initiative: a bible photography project
What if you could only use pictures to tell the story of the Gospel? I've been thinking a great deal about Luke, the writer of his Gospel and the Book of Acts. The influence of his writing is unquestionable. But one thing most people don't know about him is that he...
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how to be life-giving through gifts-based ministry
Note: The article Life-Giving through Gifts-Based Ministry was originally written for a series called "What My Church Does Well" for The Hight Calling (now at Theology of Work Project). Today, I’m excited about serving at my church. But it wasn’t always that way....
a pregnancy of the heart (our story of saying “yes” to #adoption)
She loves to be tickled. When most kids would squirm and ask you to stop, my one-and-a-half-year-old daughter giggles, “Tickle, Daddy!” as if she wants more. I love those moments with my children. You know the ones—when the whole world disappears, and nothing else...
the #activistfaith voter guide to the presidential elections
I'm pretty much over the drama with the current election cycle. Is it just me, or are the presidential elections getting to be more hateful and divisive? And it doesn't stop with the presidential candidates. Rarely do you see campaign ads designed to educate people...