Podcasts, Intentional Conversations, and Cheat Sheets
So I’ve had the pleasure of pod-chatting with Carl Trueman and Todd Pruitt on Mortification of Spin (I believe it will air next Wednesday). Amazingly, they have asked me back. I…
Aimee Byrd
I Don’t Know a God of Second Chances
Holiness knows no do-overs. When I meet my Creator, I cannot call a mulligan. Good is pure, or it is not good. The minute we look to anything else other…
Keeping it Real
Five years ago, I had something to say. In fact, I thought there were others like me who wanted to cut through the small talk and discuss serious questions and…
Changing the Elements?
Derek Webb put out a song back on his Mockingbird album that I think about often. It is called “A New Law” and it opens like this: Don’t teach me…
How Much of Your Past Do You Share with Your Children?
Like I’ve said before, Matt and I are approaching a whole new level of parenting. The questions now aren’t about when to potty train or whether or not to allow…
Well Drunk
Funny story: My good friend Dana asked for this book, Drinking with Calvin and Luther!, for her birthday. It was not available through Amazon directly, so I had to go…
Anselm Needs a New Hairdo
Simonetta Carr, Anselm of Canterbury (Reformation Heritage Books, 2013) Simonetta Carr has a delightful way of writing children’s books that parents are just as interested in reading themselves. She has…
A Lesson from Bruce Lee
My brother, Luke, has a mixed martial arts academy. He wrote an interesting article yesterday that I wanted to interact with called “The Art of Fighting Without Fighting.” He begins…
Confessions from an Intermediate Parent
Parenting has reached a new level of difficulty for Matt and me. I accepted the role of assigning the reading assignments for our children this summer. For my 8-year-old son,…
Bumpy Transitions
Last week we loaded up the Traverse and headed to Corolla beach in the Outer Banks. We joined my dad, step-mom, and my twin 13-year-old brothers, my brother and his…