I recently recorded the latest episode of my podcast, talking about some of the things I've been learning through this year's journey with Michelle's health. Ironically, I'm writing this post in the hospital as we are back in for an unexpected surgery to deal with an infection she got this weeken...
Imagine a family with two parents with college degrees. They both have jobs that require continued education each year. They want to make sure their kids grow up to be well-educated too. That's why they take an active role in their schooling and discuss the latest ideas they are learning together as...
I got in my vehicle recently and immediately needed to crank the air conditioning. Winter has left us. That means it's time to check in on our reading lists.
Below are the 23 books I have read so far this year with my rating for each (5 being the best) and a brief review. Most books get a three as...
Consider the simple straw. Does it have two holes or one?
This question divides us into two-holers (one on each end) and one-holers (one hole all the way through). Let's see which one makes more sense.
For those of you who say it has two holes (one on each end), imagine shortening the length of th...
For the last few years we've had a rental property in Oregon wine country. Our family spends numerous weeks there in the summers and whenever we can find time to get up there. Although managing this is normally pretty simple, running a rental property is not the 'passive' income stream people often ...
If you had told the twenty-something version of me that I'd do a podcast with Rob Bell, I likely would not have believed you. Or, I would have envisioned it happening in a much different context (for both of us). But life is funny.
Rob recently released a fictional sci-fi story called "Where'd Y...
I finished up my three-week series this past weekend. As expected, it was a story about two dead people from Luke 16. The story contrasts an unnamed rich man and a beggar named Lazarus. As we see how death reverses the role of both men, we find that the rich man still thinks everything should rem...
Last week, I began a three-week series of three consecutive stories that Luke recorded Jesus telling. All of them involve what we do with what we have. In the first week, I explored what is commonly known as the story of the "Prodigal Son," although I made the argument it was a story about brothe...
A few years ago, I noticed that while we often teach the stories in Luke 15 together (the lost sheep, the lost coin, the lost son, etc.), I hadn't heard anyone teach any of them with the connecting stories in chapter 16. But I think Luke is developing a theme we can easily miss. This weekend I be...
Let's play a little game.
Do you think there are a lot of McDonald's in the United States?
Or how about Starbucks? Do you think there are a lot of Starbucks locations in the United States?
Now, here's a slightly trickier one: Do you think there are a lot of churches in the United States?
While ...
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