by Jeff | Mar 1, 2016 | Family, Walking With God
As I shared in a recent post, statistics suggest 60-70% of kids raised in Christian homes are leaving the church in college years. Parents cannot strap kids into their pew seats for eighteen years and expect them to arrive at mature faith. Terms like “postmodernism”...
by Jeff | Jan 14, 2016 | Family, Prayer, Walking With God
When my wife Stephanie and I began dating twenty years ago, the relationship moved at warp speed, driven by good looks (hers) and deep conversation (a team effort). We spent long hours together, trusting each other with our most treasured thought-gems; our dreams and...
by Jeff | Feb 27, 2015 | Prayer, Walking With God
I wonder how many Christians will be apologizing to Thomas in heaven. He inherited quite a reputation as a doubter. (How would you like to have your life summarized by your moment of doubt?) In my opinion, “Doubting Thomas” got a bad rap. He’s not even called by that...
by Jeff | Dec 21, 2014 | Prayer, Walking With God
Our Father… Who art in heaven… When you sort through the King James talk, there’s another view of God that’s crucial: God is OUR Father… and we are His children. I know this is not immediately helpful for everyone. many, many people...
by Jeff | Sep 2, 2014 | Walking With God
When I was a young child my parents learned I had been born with a significant hearing disability – about a 60% loss in both ears. As a fresh kindergarten student, I was fitted for hearing aids and have worn them ever since. Nowadays there are different types of...
by Jeff | Aug 1, 2014 | Walking With God
There’s been a lot of talk in recent years about building platforms. Build your platform so you can grow your tribes…expand your audience…extend your reach…multiply your influence. Having a nice platform of followers helps to sell books. Grow attendance....
