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Wednesday, April 4th, 2007An Emergent Manifesto of Hope Rudy has a chapter in this book. I read the first draft. My pitch to him afterwards: “Don’t let the editors change a thing!” I can’t vouch for the rest of the book yet, but it’s worth the price for Rudy’s “Pound of Social Justice: Beyond Fighting for a Just [...]
Amazing Grace
Friday, March 16th, 2007Eric Metaxas’ book about the greatest world changer the world has forgotten, William Wilberforce, is once again on the NYT Best Sellers list (4 weeks in a row!) and it seems to be building steam judging from the growing media coverage. I just received my copy of the book, and I promise a real review [...]
Who’s Your Daddy Now?
Thursday, February 15th, 2007Doug Stringer profiles my partner Matt Stevens in his upcoming book Who’s Your Daddy Now. Excerpt from Who’s Your Daddy Now? By Doug Stringer Chapter 5: Leading by Example I gained some insight about a commonly used biblical phrase, “laying on of hands.†Even though hands were laid on people to impart healing and ordain [...]
From generation to generation
Monday, February 12th, 2007After completing the Chronicles of Narnia last year, Judah and I began reading another of my childhood favorites, Little Pilgrim’s Progress, after the holidays. Based on the John Bunyan classic, it’s a retelling of the story by Helen Taylor in language children can understand. We finished Part 1 on Thursday, before he left for Massachusetts, [...]
Before Starting Over, Try This …
Tuesday, February 6th, 2007This morning two marriage “experts” on the Today Show were discussing how to overcome the staggering odds (50% of first, 60% of second, and 70% of third marriages end in divorce) of marital failure. Ironically, watching them — one man, one woman — bicker back and forth in disagreement with the other’s recommendations reminded America [...]
Amazing Grace
Monday, February 5th, 2007William Wilberforce changed history. Beginning as a 21-year-old (21!) British statesman, he led the fight to outlaw slavery in the British Empire. His story inspired at least one teenager I know to aspire to become a voice for the voiceless, which is why I can’t wait to see the upcoming biopic Amazing Grace, and read [...]
How can we be friends?
Friday, February 2nd, 2007A must read: Reconciliation Blues by Edward Gilbreath, the first African American staff reporter at Christianity Today. His insights about the state of race relations within evangelicalism are excerpted here. One story he tells reminds me of my own experience at a lilly-white evangelical conference, as told in “Losing Races: A Dream Deferred” (reprinted at [...]
Squanto and the Miracle of Thanksgiving
Tuesday, November 14th, 2006With Thanksgiving around the corner, it’s time to remember God’s hand of protection and provision even in the midst of dire circumstances. Consider the story of Squanto, the almost mythic Indian hero of the first Pilgrim Thanksgiving. While historical accounts of Squanto’s life vary, the basics are well recorded. Around 1608, more than a decade [...]
“Mad” good times with Judah
Tuesday, September 26th, 2006+ First grade is starting to rub off on Judah. His newest favorite adjective: “mad.” Everything is mad good or mad easy or mad fun or mad hard. + The transition back to school was mad hard for him, as he cried nearly every morning for about a week. But the emotional turning point came [...]
“20/20 Vision for a New Day”
Tuesday, September 19th, 2006Pastor Sam Meza and the congregation at Living Hope Community Church in San Fernando, CA, chose that as the theme for their first ever strategic planning retreat. Much love and appreciation to them for inviting me to participate in such a significant time for their ministry, including three leadership trainings on Friday and Saturday, and [...]
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