Year 2017

10 Recommended Books (that you may not have heard of) #2

This is the 9th book I'll recommend you to read that you may have never heard of... "Team of Rivals." Abraham Lincoln's leadership style was such that he was unafraid of competition or in-fighting. He selected leaders for his cabinet who had their own followings. He earned their respect, and he led our nation through its most divisive years.

Overseas again

I think every international trip that I have the privilege of taking is "the trip of a lifetime." This trip to Central Asia, however, is profound AND enjoyable. From mosques to Ephesus, I am being reminded of responsibility to love all peoples.

Even if…

It's hard to genuinely BELIEVE. Sometimes the night is most dark and the trials most deep that they obscure our vision. It's in such moments that God is most near. We may not see or sense Him, but He is there. It's the sweaty, relentless duty of our mind to recall and to remember His promises, by faith. Even if you can't see, He is there.

God’s steadfast love

The steadfast love of God means that we can rest secure in our relationship with God even when we ourselves are not steadfast. Even when our circumstances are unstable. And even when our minds race with anxiety and fear.

Reflections on Good Friday, Easter and the Virginia Tech shooting

In our culture, April 15 is always awful, simply because it's Tax Day. However, when the church calendar falls like it does today, this "in-between" day can be a day of sober yet joyful reflection. It's in-between Good Friday and Easter. In addition, for those of us in Blacksburg, Virginia, it is a weekend of remembrance. It's the 10-year anniversary of the Virginia Tech shootings that killed 32.

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