Photo by Ben Wicks on Unsplash My bride and I love our kids. Honestly. We enjoy hugging and kissing them. We enjoy holding their hands, though they’re quickly seeing that I’m not nearly as cool as they once thought I was! We love seeing them smile and hearing them laugh. We love when they ask questions about Jesus,…
Photo by rawpixel on Unsplash. There have been too many weeks and months go by where intentionality seemed like a pipe-dream. My places of service in years past (and where I currently serve) have required that I think weeks and month ahead and work diligently towards being organized. For whatever reason, that same intentionality has been flagrantly absent…
Photo by Alex Blăjan on Unsplash Our family mirrors to the outside world the kind of person we want others to see us to be. If something is away with our family, we are afraid that people will conclude that something is badly wrong with us (9). Being a part of a family – whatever the part, and…
After three children, I thought I had this parenting thing more or less figured out. And then we had Charlotte. Charlotte has a temper. Grocery shopping when she is not inclined to do so is a nightmare of embarrassment and anxiety. She’s defiant. I think her first sentence was her yelling at me, “No, I…
“Friendship is agreement with kindliness and affection about things human and divine.” Cicero I’ve been blessed with good friends. Particularly friends who are fellow pastors. There was a time in my life when I thought I was fine on my own and could handle things alone. I had moved to a different state, returned to…
Photo by Piron Guillaume on Unsplash A year ago I had a procedure called a craniotomy. What is a craniotomy? Here’s a short definition: A craniotomy is the surgical removal of part of the bone from the skull to expose the brain. Specialized tools are used to remove the section of bone called the bone flap. The bone…
When I chose to preach through Ephesians this year, I knew there would come a time where I’d need to walk our church through tough texts. For instance, I knew Ephesians 5:22–30 was in front of us. You know the passage, right? Paul calls the Ephesians to live wisely in an unwise and evil world…
Recently, another pastor and I were discussing the apostle Paul’s words in Ephesians 4:25 where he writes, “be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger.” In the course of the conversation, he made the comment, “Do you want to know how to rent a room to Satan?”…
Photo by Steinar Engeland on Unsplash. Listen to the clip here. ALSO, here’s another resource entitled 12 Ways to Love Your Wayward Child. Great post.
I have three daughters + Ron Edmondson is wise = I read his post AND wanted to pass it on. Read. Reflect. Do. You can read it here.
Theology Along the Way 