On loving and being loved: another letter to my daughters

In several years working with college men and women, I have seen over and over things I hope you never have to deal with as it relates to relationships with boys

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Praise for the simple slab

In this point of life we often find ourselves, we only have a foundation laid out after having been stripped down, torn down and broken down in our lives. We have two choices in those moments and seasons of life.

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On my middle-aging body and mind

The only excitement of looking at the time before my body began its natural decline into middle age and beyond.

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Texas BBQ and the Heart of Jesus

The scent is unmistakable. We should bottle it!

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Dad, dad, dad, dad, dad, dad: it is time

The time has come to be weary of polite prayers. It is time to seek the Lord.

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Prayer and Getting On Base

I have always been terrible at prayer until I started trying baseball.

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Why I am going to complain far less about my government leaders

There is an undignified and ungodly imbalance

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The Thrill is Gone: B.B. King and my love of the blues and theology

Last night, another hero of mine died. BB King is one of the few artists who caused me to fall in love with the blues. Blues music gives an incredible parallel narrative and context to the Bible.

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Gracious Uncertainty

Certainty is something we like to have and depend on. We are simply never promised or even given certainty every day.

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In Dark Times: why I'm not freaking out on facebook

The Father's smile