My family and I have spent much of this week watching the Olympics. And since my wife, Jennifer, grew up swimming competitively, that means we’ve watched virtually every swimming race that NBC has televised in the evenings. Last night, American swimmer …
You know those weeks when the same problem/topic/ issue keeps popping up everywhere you go, and you just can’t get away from it? Well, the issue that keeps arising this week is expectations, and more specifically unmet expectations. For me, this has co …
Hey, friends! So, after my trip to Israel earlier this summer, I decided I should head on down to Central America to visit Guatemala as well. I just got back from a two-week class at a seminary in Guatemala City. One of my professors at Denver Seminary …
I couldn’t believe it. The “it” in question in this case was a revelation that emerged at the end of my second date with the woman I’d eventually ask to marry me. A conversation about our favorite movies meandered into the subject of music, and I was s …
In the last week, Chick-fil-A has taken significant criticism for comments made in a July 16 Baptist Press blog post drawing attention to beliefs of Chick-fil-A President and CEO Dan Cathy, “We are very much supportive of the family — the biblical defi …
I can feel the heat on my neck and hands as I reflect back on a specific day in high school, driving home in my un-air-conditioned car. I don’t remember the events leading to this moment or the days that followed, but there in that blue 1994 Bonneville …
My sophomore year of college, I got to travel to Ireland for a semester-long study abroad program. It was one of the best experiences of my life. Ireland remains the most beautiful places I’ve ever been. My classmates and I studied Irish history and Ir …
Have you ever had this experience? You go to a movie with a friend, a movie that perhaps has some content that’s a bit edgy. But as you walk out, you’re thinking something like,That wasn’t too bad. It didn’t really bother me at all. In fact, you’re alr …
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