How To Take A Social Media “Purposeful Pause”. . .
Two of social media’s most negative effects are 1) How it can become a time waster for both those who post and those who are consumed with reading posts, and 2) how social media is uniquely suited as a playground…
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A Prayer To Change The Spiritual Climate Of The World. . .
We live in a time marked by generational snobbery that has been shaped in large part by a marketing machine that encourages us to trash the old in favor of embracing only that which is new. Sadly, this commitment extends…
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2020: Summer Of Love?
Here we are, just a little over six months into 2020, and already we know that this will go down in our own histories as a year filled with unexpected challenges. The first half of the year has brought monumental…
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Love, Sex, and Marriage. . . The Conversation With Your Kids. . .
For me, my conscious first memories of engaging in the simplest of ways with the topic of love began in Kindergarten. Every year when I was in elementary school, I would spend the evening of February 13 punching out two-dozen…
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Massachusetts & Polyamory. . .
Like you, I saw the headline a few days ago: “A U.S. first? Massachusetts city votes to recognize polyamorous relationships in domestic partnership policy.” The headline took me back a few years to some things we had written and recorded…
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In-N-Out Church. . .
So many of us have come to love In-n-Out Burger. I wish there was one near us here in Pennsylvania! Do you know the story behind how the burger chain got its name? The first In-N-Out Burger was opened in…
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A Prayer For The Fatherless. . .
A prayer for those who find this day difficult. . . Heavenly Father, on this day when our culture focuses on celebrating our fathers, we recognize that for millions upon millions in our world, mention of the word father brings…
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Lord, In These Days. . . Teach Us To Pray. . .
The request of the disciples recorded in the opening verses of Luke 11 are timely words for us to echo as we navigate these difficult days: “Lord, teach us to pray.” What follows immediately as Jesus’ answer is what we…
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What Can I Add To The Conversation? Some Thoughts And Prayers. . .
There’s lots of noise out there right now, isn’t there? Some of it is noise that needs to be made. In fact, it’s long overdue noise. Other noise has been around for a long, long time. . . but hasn’t…
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When Silence Helps. . . Something To Think About. . .
Over the last few days I’ve many times seen the quote about silence equaling complicity. It comes from a variety of sources, including MLK, Bonhoeffer, and Einstein. I agree. But I’m afraid that easy words. . . typed by thumbs…
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Discouraged By Present Circumstances? . . .
One of my favorite reminders comes from Francis Bacon, who said that “Histories make men wise.” All throughout the Scriptures people, including ourselves, have been reminded to remember. We are called to remember the faithfulness, character, deeds, and promises of…
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Kids, Families, and Pandemic Spiritual Needs. . . A Free Livestream Tomorrow! . . .
Early on during the pandemic shutdown I was invited in to several dozen Zoom calls with groups of youth workers and parents. While the invites asked me to speak about youth culture trends and kids during the pandemic, I worked…
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