First person: Confessions of a recovering soccer dad
June 1, 2026
I’m still in a little bit of denial. I can’t believe it is over. Our now 18-year-old daughter Laura recently played her last competitive soccer
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Opinion: ‘I am the 1% used 100% of the time to justify abortion’
May 28, 2026
“You should have been aborted!” The Harvard student yelled this in my face while I was visiting the campus for a forum on abortion in the black community. It wasn’t the first time someone had said this to me, and it wouldn’t be the last.
First person: Lessons learned through caregiving journey
May 27, 2026
Our world changed in August 2024. A neighbor called to say, “Your wife is lying on the pavement.”
Are congregations spiritual organisms or religious organizations?
May 22, 2026
Is your congregation more like a living, ever-changing spiritual organism or a religious organization in danger of institutionalization? Your answer makes a tremendous long-term difference in the vitality and vibrancy of your congregation and its Christlike witness.
First person: Finding the gospel in adoption
May 20, 2026
Did you know that more than 8,000 faith-based adoption agencies currently serve our nation? Or that evangelicals are twice as likely to adopt as are
First person: ‘Disney Adults’ and the search for that ‘nostalgic feeling’
May 19, 2026
Americans spend a lot of money on vacation — with many wanting to visit the same place over and over each year — but what drives Disney adults?
First person: ‘Pondering Psalm 23 in a very different way’
May 18, 2026
I don’t know about anybody else but retirement has been hard for me. I had served in church positions for more than 50 years, yet
First person: When someone in your small group ‘hijacks the room’
May 16, 2026
One of the fastest ways to kill a small group isn’t bad theology, poor leadership or even lack of preparation.
First person: Here’s my ‘crazy’ suggestion to try this Sunday
May 14, 2026
I know some readers won’t like this post. Most of us have a habit of sitting in the same place in church on Sunday, and I realize that nobody else is calling for changing this pattern.
First person: Embracing a sustainable pace
May 12, 2026
What does the pace of your day usually look like? Sane? Sensible? Sustainable? Or are you rushing through life at a pace that will inevitably lead to a crash?
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