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Underage Thinking

Well, I’ve been in Ohio for the past week — I know you’re very jealous. I was on an awesome and exhausting speaking trip with Axis, a ministry devoted to helping people move from apathy to compassionate action. (Listen to some folks from Axis on The Bo …

God’s Grand Narrative

I’m on a Sherlock Holmes kick, you guys. I just saw the second Robert Downey Jr. movie, and then I watched the recent BBC iteration Sherlock, which portrays old Holmes and Watson in modern-day England. After watching so many versions of the stories, I …

Nifty Gadgets, Hungry Souls

Last year, my wife got me an iPod Shuffle for Christmas. Now, as far as the technology drool factor goes, the Shuffle is a pretty humble device. No screen. No apps. No GPS. No voice activation. No Angry Birds. Nothing but a gigabyte or two to store a c …

Francis Chan, Jonathan Edwards and Marrying Well

A couple years ago, I had the opportunity to hear Francis Chan speak at a marriage conference. It’s always a little weird to be the single guy at a marriage conference, but I’d listen to Chan speak on just about anything. He said something in that mess …

I Know What You Ate Last Night

It’s a new year, and in an attempt to improve our health, my brothers and I have committed to using an online accountability tool, Fitness Pal. We have committed to record everything we eat. Then we can view and comment on each other’s progress (or lac …

Toward Trust

Jan. 3, today, is just about my least favorite day of the year. Christmas is done, but bills (for those of us who were perhaps a bit too generous) and excess holiday poundage remains. The tree must come down, and a long, cold winter stretches out for m …

In the Light

The Christmas Eve service at our church ended with each of us holding a lit candle — a tradition many of you likely experienced as well. But right before the flames started making their way down the rows, the ushers turned off every single light in the …

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