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Don’t Lose Heart!
Last week, I was tempted to lose heart. So much injustice, despair, hatred, lawlessness, and senseless violence on display. Our old Minneapolis neighborhood—the one in which we raised our children—was...
Don’t Lose Heart!
Last week, I was tempted to lose heart. So much injustice, despair, hatred, lawlessness, and senseless violence on display. Our old Minneapolis neighborhood—the one in which we raised our children—was...
Bursting with Joy before You Teach
Teachers: Do you ever find yourself “bursting at the seams” before you enter the classroom? Are you bursting because your mind and heart have been so excited, moved, and transformed...
Bursting with Joy before You Teach
Teachers: Do you ever find yourself “bursting at the seams” before you enter the classroom? Are you bursting because your mind and heart have been so excited, moved, and transformed...
No Greater Joy in 2020
As a parent and grandparent, there is a special joy that comes from watching your family grow and mature. But amidst all the fun, and the giggles and smiling faces...
No Greater Joy in 2020
As a parent and grandparent, there is a special joy that comes from watching your family grow and mature. But amidst all the fun, and the giggles and smiling faces...
A Timely Reminder of God’s Purpose in Suffering
As we were sitting in the Cleveland Clinic waiting room, I received a text recording sent by a young mother in our church. I tapped the arrow and heard this...
A Timely Reminder of God’s Purpose in Suffering
As we were sitting in the Cleveland Clinic waiting room, I received a text recording sent by a young mother in our church. I tapped the arrow and heard this...
Engaging and Equipping Parents for Discipleship
Does it ever feel like the parents in your church seem to view children’s and youth ministry as a “drop-off” center meant to do the work of discipling their children?...
Engaging and Equipping Parents for Discipleship
Does it ever feel like the parents in your church seem to view children’s and youth ministry as a “drop-off” center meant to do the work of discipling their children?...
Devoted Together for All-Satisfying, Eternal Joy
Not far from our home is a vast national soccer complex where children and youth from all around the country—and even the world—play and compete. I often drive by and...
Devoted Together for All-Satisfying, Eternal Joy
Not far from our home is a vast national soccer complex where children and youth from all around the country—and even the world—play and compete. I often drive by and...
