While visiting with a friend this morning the conversation turned to the too-common reality of a heart grown hard. My friend and I are people desperate to have hearts soft toward God, tender to his purposes and pleasures and presence. As we were reflecting on this hunger for pliability and proximity to the Father, what READ MORE
Responsibility
Heads Down, Shoulders Slumped
Prompted by Bethel Church’s sermon series entitled, “Manhood: A Bold Call For Men of Nobility,” my friend Kay Kiefer, an amazing woman who serves on the front lines of helping people make life-affirming choices, sent me this note. Pastor Matthew . . . . thank you for this sermon series. One of the most stark READ MORE
Created to Complete: The Incredible Gift of Covenantal Sex
Let me be very clear: I’m weary of the world owning the conversation about sex and sexuality. It is time for the church to take over the conversation, not in the standard fundamentalist manner that calls for nothing other than prudish snickers and pounding judgment, but in an honest, clear, Word-centered way that not only READ MORE
Of Mice and Men
It is indeed amazing to me the manner in which men whine. Is it not so that by whining men prove themselves to be nothing more than mice—squeaky critters that scurry around running from big things? Is it not time for men to cease being mice and, well, be men? Consider the case of the READ MORE
Tiger Woods Steps Up
“After much soul searching, I have decided to take an indefinite break from professional golf,” Tiger Woods said in a statement on his website. “I need to focus my attention on being a better husband, father, and person.” Remarkable. Caught in a vortex of disgusting revelations about sexual escapades with women other than his wife READ MORE