Introduction My family and I had to make a trip to Lowe's Hardware while on vacation to Oak Island in July. Despite it being hot enough to fry an egg on the asphalt, the store had already begun displaying its fall outdoor decor. As you walked through the automatic sliding doors, your eyes couldn't help... Continue Reading →
An Uncomfortable Conversation Steph (my wife) and I were riding in the car when she asked a question that caught me off guard. Almost instantly, I felt embarrassment and shame rise up in my body—my face got warm, and I could feel the clammy tension that comes when you know you’ve been exposed. “I was... Continue Reading →
Introduction to Leviticus This third book of our Bible continues the instructions given to Moses by God at Mount Sinai. Leviticus can be a book of the Bible that we can struggle to read through since it contains instructions for animal sacrifices, seemingly strange civil laws, and purification rituals, among other things. However, the big... Continue Reading →
With four children, sometimes I feel as if I am more of a referee than a parent. I guess one could make the argument that being an effective referee is part of parenting, though. Regardless of how you view the role of referee in relationship to parenting, I often find myself quoting Jesus when trying... Continue Reading →
Scripture: Genesis 6-9 Honey Agaric mushrooms growing on a tree in autumn forest. Group of wild mushrooms Armillaria. A fungus spreads through tree roots across 2,200 acres in Oregon's Malheur National Forest. It is estimated that this honey mushroom, spread throughout the forest, weighs a combined 7,567 to 35,000 tons, making it the largest living... Continue Reading →
Blog Scripture Focus: Genesis 3:1-5 Podcast Scripture Focus: Genesis 3:1-24 As I write this post, my four children range between the ages of 12 and 3. My youngest regularly provides different challenges for my wife and me to parent through compared to what we experienced with his three older siblings when they were his age... Continue Reading →