This week, my friend Dr. Lee Warren released his newest book, Hope is the First Dose: A Treatment Plan for Recovering from Trauma, Tragedy, and Other Massive Things. This book brings resolution to a journey of doubt and faith he started in the surgical tents at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, That story, told in No Place to […]

I’m sitting in the backseat of our car, feet on the console between the front seats, typing. Nancy is in the optometrist office for an annual exam, I’m avoiding the background music and chatter of the office. We have the privilege of vision insurance. “Looking for Jesus” is what I thought about when I started […]

Rich Dixon is riding in Colorado this week. But that didn’t keep him from writing: +++ Last time ended at “winners live with clear eyes.” “Now think about people who care about you: family, friends, teammates. What’s it like when you let them down? Didn’t keep commitments or do your best. Didn’t hustle. Didn’t show […]

Early Sunday morning, I was looking at my notes for the class I’m preparing about pastoral care. I was writing about the early days of the church in Jerusalem. What Acts says is that after listening to Peter preaching, “those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three […]

Jesus told a story about a farmer sowing seeds. You can read the story here. I talked about it at the hospital yesterday. Here’s part of what I said: +++ The farmer, at that moment Jesus, was tossing out words of the kingdom of God all the time. “Repent, for the kingdom of God is […]