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June 2014

June 20, 2014

Five for Friday (6.20.14)

Rick Reilly Last Column - The famed sportswriter is hanging up his hat. His last...

June 13, 2014

Five for Friday (6.13.14)

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you...

June 06, 2014

Five for Friday (6.6.14)

"The secret of your success is determined by your daily agenda." John C. Maxwell Take...

June 03, 2014

What the Church Can Learn from Maleficent

In 1959 the world was introduced to one of film's great villains: Maleficent, an evil...

June 02, 2014

12 Things You'll Learn After Twelve Years of Marriage

Yesterday my gorgeous wife and I celebrated twelve years of marriage. I've blogged about marriage...

May 2014

May 30, 2014

Five for Friday (5.30.14)

"The world is a university and everyone in it is a teacher. Make sure when...

May 23, 2014

Five for Friday (5.23.14)

Who's ready for Memorial Day Weekend? Here's some interesting articles to keep you reading through...

May 16, 2014

Five for Friday (5.16.14)

School's almost out! But that doesn't mean you can't stop learning! Here are five articles...

May 09, 2014

Five for Friday (5.9.14)

Enjoy your Friday! Sex, Millenials, and the Church: Five Implications - Good insight into the...

May 02, 2014

Five For Friday (5.2.14)

Happy Friday! Here are five good articles to keep you growing through the weekend! Why...

April 2014

April 18, 2014

Five for Friday (4.18.14)

Happy Easter! Here are five links to keep you thinking throughout the weekend. The "15...

April 11, 2014

Five for Friday (4.11.14)

Five more insightful articles to get you through the weekend. Enjoy! A Thread Called Grace...

April 09, 2014

The Bully Pulpit, by Doris Kearns Goodwin

The Bully Pulpit is a riveting tale of two men and a magazine that changed...

April 04, 2014

Five for Friday (4.4.14)

Bringing back and older post format. Here are links to five good stories I've read...

March 2014

March 29, 2014

Noah: Why You Should See It

WARNING: Noah (the movie) is a radical interpretation of an ancient story that directly contradicts our sanitized-VBS-idyllic...

February 2014

February 12, 2014

10 Things You Learn After 50 Years of Ministry

Recently I was watching an old Catalyst talk where Chuck Swindoll shared ten things he's learned...

February 05, 2014

36 Things I've Learned in 36 Years of Life

A few days ago I turned 36. While 36 isn't in itself a magic number,...

February 03, 2014

Seattle's Secret Weapon in Winning the Superbowl (The Power of a Chip)

If you watched last night's beatdown handed out by Seattle, then you know that the...

January 2014

January 03, 2014

God's Double Agent, by Bob Fu

God's Double Agent is a harrowing true life tale that reads more like a James...

December 2013

December 10, 2013

Preemptive Love, by Jeremy Courtney

If you ever needed an illustration of what it means to literally be the hands...

October 2013

October 30, 2013

Growing Up Amish, by Ira Wagler

Growing Up Amish is a moving memoir of a life and lifestyle that is foreign...

October 25, 2013

David and Goliath, by Malcolm Gladwell

David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants is another triumph from...

October 14, 2013

Good God, Lousy World & Me, by Holly Burkhalter

Holly Burkhalter's unusual journey to faith is a refreshing reminder that God is always at...

September 2013

September 11, 2013

9-11 Lessons Learned from 9/11

Twelve years ago this morning I was sitting in a seminary classroom, beginning work on...

August 2013

August 26, 2013

Why Cool Isn't an Answer to Church

Last month Rachel Held Evans wrote an opinion piece to CNN entitled "Why Millenials are...

August 14, 2013

The Spiritual Danger of Doing Good, by Peter Greer

Piercing and convicting, this book is a must read for anyone who's been in church...

August 05, 2013

A Lesson from the Moonies

In the 1960s, sociology professor and expert Rodney Stark went to watch the spread of...

July 2013

July 04, 2013

Young Patriots: The Remarkable Story of Two Men, Their Impossible Plan, and the Revolution that Created the Constitution, by Charles Cerami

Originally posted August 7, 2012 Young Patriots is a riveting account of the creation of...

July 03, 2013

The Savior Generals, by Victor Davis Hanson

The Savior Generals is an incredible perspective of a unique set of generals: five men...

June 2013

June 24, 2013

What's Your Spiritual Pathway?

One of my favorite leadership books is Courageous Leadership by Bill Hybels. In that book,...