Why Our Faith Doesn’t Work

My youngest daughter and son-in-law moved to South Korea a couple weeks ago. He serves as an Air Force officer and she will serve with Young Life on the base. While on a temporary assignment, their vehicle had been in storage for six months before being shipped to Korea. They picked it up a few […]

A Recipe for a Boring Marriage

On Thursday nights, I help lead a Young Life small group of college guys. Last week, we talked about marriage and I gave them the opportunity to ask questions. “Does marriage get boring?” was one of them. When I asked them what they thought, most of them seemed to think that it did. How would […]

9-11 Thoughts and Memories

Thirteen years ago today, I flew to Denver with some colleagues for a meeting. I went for a run the next morning. When I got back to the hotel, I learned the first of the two World Trade Center buildings had been attacked. I went back to my room, turned the television on and watched […]

The Best is Yet to Come

Someone I used to work with was killed by a tornado last night along with two of his children. He leaves behind a wife and seven children. Others I know suffered damage to their homes. A friend with cancer seems to be getting worse, not better, despite numerous rounds of chemotherapy and now experimental drugs. […]

I Know the Plans I Have For You

Robyn and I sent some chocolate covered strawberries to a friend who’s serving at a Young Life camp in Colorado this month. If you’ve never tried Shari’s Berries, I highly recommend them! I was tracking the shipment this morning and took this screen shot on my phone: The order was picked up yesterday evening in […]