Hating To Love, When Love Meets Reality:Raising four children, working with a ton of students for 20 years and now having 11 grandchildren, there's a profound collision that happens in every parent's life—the moment when your children stop being extensions of your will and become individuals with their own choices. For me it was terrifying yet beautiful in a way. And for those of us who claim to f...  Read More

Understanding Our Foundation: Have you ever stopped to consider how much of what you believe about the Bible comes from what you were told as a child? Perhaps you learned that it's "God's Word" or heard the classic Sunday school song, "The B-I-B-L-E, yes, that's the book for me." These foundational truths aren't wrong, but they're often incomplete—like explaining to a toddler where babies come fro...  Read More

When "My Bad" Isn't Enough: We live in a culture of nonchalant. apologies. "My bad." "Oops, sorry." or "I made a mistake." These phrases roll off our tongues with practiced ease, smoothing over our missteps like a quick coat of paint over a crack in the wall. But what if the very language we use to address our wrongdoings is keeping us from genuine repentance and heart transformation?The Mistaker:...  Read More