quotes from Maxie’s talk tonight

As Maxie shared tonight, here are the two quotes from his talk.  Check the blog tomorrow for a review of the talk’s content and share the parts that were most Continue reading →

I live here

“Certain questions are put to human beings, not so much that they should answer them, but that they should spend their lives wrestling with them.” -Leo Tolstoy I feel this Continue reading →

cynicism is easier

But it is so tempting!!! My friend told me not to long ago that the image above and my repeated mention of it was about to hit “cliche” territory.  Oops, Continue reading →

Lent in My Belly Button

I haven’t blogged in a long time, because, frankly, I’ve had nothing of value to say. Presupposing I have something of value for someone, here I am. My wife and Continue reading →

let the Scripture speak for itself

Last night, I had the privilege of speaking from a passage that I have never heard spoken from before in a church setting. For some reason, I made it through Continue reading →

It is not helping!!!

Confession?   I struggle to NOT over-react when I find something I violently disagree with.  I don’t offer others a ton of grace in those moments, instead of just taking Continue reading →

a P.S. to last night’s Crash talk

Last night, we continued our Lenten series on suffering at Crash.  I was reading a blog post from Mark Batterson, a pastor in Washington D.C.. recently and he gave me Continue reading →