Saul of Tarsus made people suffer for the name of Jesus. Young and dedicated, it was his delight to track down followers of Jesus to extinguish their affront to the …
Spiritual Growth Begins with a Call to Jesus
On March 11, 2020, Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz tested positive for the coronavirus. Within days every North American sports league ceased operation. My ten-year-old bemoaned, “Why does the …
The Sporting Tension
Pressing On Towards The True Prize The Kansas City Chiefs won Super Bowl LIV. It was their first championship in fifty years. The next day, before downtown Kansas City hosted …
Norm Is Not Alone
Embracing A Women’s Mystery I have a vague recollection of an episode of Cheers—that sitcom of the last century. Norm, greeted with an everybody-knows-your-name “Norm!” when he enters the pub, …
Radical & Simple Justice
Screaming About Injustice Is Not The Same As Doing Justly My wife and I have been commiserating with others perplexed by the emerging adults we are parenting. Some of our …
Guys: What’s Wrong With Being "Right" (Even If You’re Right)
There’s danger for your marriage — and your wife’s well being — when you’re focused on winning the debate. If you have any experience as a husband, perhaps you’ll understand …
Does Sex Control You?
We live in a sexualized culture. We are surrounded by allures every day, bombarded by images and messages — and we don’t always mind the onslaught. Sex sells. Walk through …
Proof of Our Folly
How Our Relationship to Money Always Reveals Our Character Charles Vance Millar was a Canadian lawyer, businessman, bachelor, student of human nature, and practical joker (a rather lethal cocktail). One …
The Gospel Changed Me—at My Kid’s Hockey Practice
Good News for Dads and Their Sons It may have been one of the hardest evenings of my life. That’s a sad statement if I think about it now—given everything …
A Five-Year-Old’s Fifty Cents
Give—with all you have. Would you take fifty cents from a five-year-old? My youngest son overheard a conversation I was having with a friend who is a collegiate-level hockey coach. My …