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Applying the Gospel to Parenting
I’ve reached the age when discussions of family move quickly to updates about our grown, adult sons. People my age… Continue reading→
Bloggers’ Block
It’s been almost two months since I posted my last blog. My goal is to post one per week. Something’s… Continue reading→
Evangelism Brainstorming
There’s nothing worse than “Evangelistic Lockjaw,” that horrible experience when a witnessing opportunity presents itself and you freeze. You know… Continue reading→
Keep It Complicated
I am sometimes told, when discussing how to present the gospel to a non-believer or how to formulate a sermon… Continue reading→
Weaving Evangelism into Daily Life – for individuals
In a paper I wrote on Weaving Evangelism into Discipleship, I suggested, for some churches and ministries, evangelism is an… Continue reading→
The Pleasures of Reading
For thoughtful Christians, reading comes close to breathing on the priority list. And reading about reading sounds like a double… Continue reading→
Mystical Prayer vs. Biblical Prayer
I recently read an interview of a Christian leader that included this interchange: Interviewer: “When you pray, what do you… Continue reading→
Weaving Evangelism, introduction
This is the first of what I hope will be a steady stream of blogs designed to help Christians weave… Continue reading→
Talking to Yourself
Talking to yourself is not always crazy. In fact, quite often it is downright essential for mental health. Becoming fluent… Continue reading→
The Problems (plural) of Pain
C.S. Lewis wrote The Problem of Pain, seeming to narrow his investigation to a single entity – “the” problem. It’s… Continue reading→
Facebook and Loneliness
The Atlantic Monthly has run a provocative cover story entitled “Is Facebook Making Us Lonely?” by Stephen Marche, a novelist… Continue reading→
Talking Points About Gay Marriage
The president has come out in favor of gay marriage. What should we say about that? Others have offered helpful… Continue reading→
April is National Poetry Month
That’s not the best title for a blog, is it? I wonder how many people might see the title and… Continue reading→
Technologies: New and Old
I recently heard someone my age (I’m 56) bemoaning the loss of the ability to reason by people my kids’… Continue reading→
Leveling the Playing Field
A friend asked me how I would respond to a situation in which he found himself. He felt trapped. As… Continue reading→
The Rise of the “Nones”
Time magazine’s March 12th cover story, 10 Ideas that are Changing Your Life, includes the news that “the fastest-growing religious… Continue reading→
Honest Answers to Honest Questions
To celebrate what would have been Francis Schaeffer’s one hundredth birthday, I recently read two books about him. I commented… Continue reading→
The Penultimate Character of Marriage
I’m enjoying Tim and Kathy Keller’s book on marriage, The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the… Continue reading→