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The Kingdom

The Kingdom

When I was in Kindergarten, I dreamt up an out-of-this-world kingdom. It was a fort in the woods with trap doors, crossbows, and a drawbridge. All day long I told my friend about it. Of course, I left out the part about it being imaginary.  “Yeah, it’s just behind...
How Do I Get Unstuck?

How Do I Get Unstuck?

If you’re feeling the weight of all that’s transpired in the past two years, you’re not alone. Ironically, that may be part of the problem. There’s a term in psychology called “collective trauma,” and it refers to trauma experienced by a group of people – the hostages...
The Key to Evangelism 

The Key to Evangelism 

I love talking with pastors from different churches. Through the years I’ve met lots of them – seminary buddies who’ve planted churches; friends and former co-workers who serve in churches large and small, urban and rural, Baptist and Episcopal, and every denomination...
3 Simple Steps Toward a Richer Prayer Life

3 Simple Steps Toward a Richer Prayer Life

Borrow the Prayers of the Puritans Sometimes when you don’t know what to pray, it helps to borrow the prayers of someone else. I love Puritan prayers because I don’t talk the way they did. I don’t even think the way they did! Listen to this excerpt from The Valley of...