If you know me, you know I am full of very strange stories, all of which are completely true. Yesterday, I added another tale to my ever-growing list. In addition to helping plant a new campus of my church, I teach a Bible study group for 10th grade guys. They keep me plugged into todays culture. I try to help them apply the Bible to their life. It’s a good partnership. They teach me 100 times as much as I teach them. About once a month, we walk across the street to a fast food place to get a drink and talk about life and their … [Read more...]
Does God Want Certainty?
Maybe you've had a similar experience to this-you stand at a crossroads in life, and you want to make the wisest choice. So you go out to the woods, or wherever you go to think, and you say to God, "I have two choices here. And I'm not coming out of these trees until you tell me which way to go." So you sit. As the sun goes down, you hear nothing. What are you supposed to do with that? I am beginning to believe that there are very few things in life that we can be absolutely certain of; that at best, most of our decisions have to … [Read more...]
There’s No Place Like Home
There's no place like home. There's no place like home. OK Dorothy, we get it. Whether your memories of home magically catapult you into a happy place, like Dorothy, or stir up thoughts of discomfort, sorrow, or possible bitterness, you cannot deny what Dorothy knows to be true: home is a unique place. I recently moved from Dallas to Nashville, so I confess that I have this concept of home on the brain right now. The move was fast, and friends are gracious enough to let me stay with them while I transition, but I'm having a hard time … [Read more...]
The Ups & Downs of Moving Back in With Mom & Dad
Old Rule: Adults who move in with their parents are socially stilted/creepy. New Rule: Adults who move in with their parents are financially or emotionally rebuilding, even savvy. Welcome to the era of the boomerang generation-a growing segment of society that boards with Mom and Dad after age 21. What was once mocked and frowned upon has become a plausible strategy to employ. "Because so many of this generation are returning home, [boomeranging] is socially acceptable," says Dr. Susan Newman, social psychologist and author of … [Read more...]
The Source of Community
Over the last several months we (the young adults group I work with) have been studying the communal aspects of our faith - what it would/could/should look like when we pursue our faith journey in the midst of a community of other Jesus followers. It’s been a good conversation and one that I don’t think has come very easily for most of us. If you’re like me you place a high value on relationships in your life. Friends are family, and we couldn’t & really don’t want to pursue life on our own. And yet, if … [Read more...]
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