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There’s No Substitute for Experience

There’s a saying in college sports: “The best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores.” Impatient fans don’t always remember that. The young quarterback has trouble picking up his receivers? “He can’t pass.” Smart fans, and coaches, know be …

I’m Back!

Six weeks. That is all it took for me to be “focusized,” rocking my ideas of marriage and family to the core. My summer internship at Focus on the Family is an experience I will never forget. Blessed by God’s I-know-what’s-best-for-you-ness I was assig …

Accepting Our Dependence

It can be hard to accept that there are times when you’re dependent on other people, especially when you’re a long-term single

What Wisdom Is, and Isn’t

Sometimes you guys give us ideas for posts. Corwin did that in a reply to my last post, talking about Solomon’s turn away from wisdom: Turns out knowing what is right doesn’t necessarily mean that you will do what is right. By the end of his life, Solo …

What Are You Doing in Bible Study?

That question carries an assumption, so let me break it down: Are you in a Bible study right now? If so, what are you studying? There’s a reason for the timing of this question. Group Bible studies, like lots of things, are often seasonal: People take …

The Delayed Answer

This morning I was reading about Sarah in Genesis. I read the story in chapter 18 about the three visitors that came to visit Abraham and Sarah (one of them was the Lord), and told Abraham that Sarah would have a son by the following year. I can pictur …

That’s the Way the Pancake Crumbles

I saw this one coming. The International House of Pancakes is suing The International House of Prayer — for infringement on an acronym. That’s right. From Relevant: In what is sure to be seen as the most brilliant PR move since the naming of the Rooty …

Jesus Is Still Alright!

 Bill Gaither (“bless”) wrote a chorus that begins, “Get all excited, go tell everybody that Jesus Christ is King.” I doubt it’s on most young adults’ playlists, because 1) it’s Bill Gaither, and 2) the lyrics aren’t vague enough. They’re not poetic, i …

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