Life Was A Long Transformation…

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Day 1 at the Q Session with Eugene Peterson was “filling.” My heart was filled. My mind was filled. My soul was filled. And there’s no doubt that the countless nuggets he shared — and will undoubtedly share again today — will take some time to process before they eventually get shared here. So instead [...]

5 Reasons to Start a Student Library

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(THIS POST IS DEDICATED TO LEE STROBEL, BEST-SELLING AUTHOR OF THE CASE FOR CHRIST) Have you ever made the remark, “Where have you been all my life?” We typically utter this quip when we come across something we wish we’d discovered a long time ago.  Something we now can’t imagine our lives without.  Maybe you’ve [...]

Live Stream: Eugene Peterson from NYC @ the Q Practices

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If you caught my post yesterday [ On Walking With Giants ] than you know that I’m currently in NYC for the Q Session with Eugene Peterson. I’ve been looking forward to this time for months now… in part, because Peterson’s writings have been so influential in my faith and ministry. But also in part [...]

On Walking With Giants

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  Over the next few days I’ll get the chance to be a part of the Q Session in NYC with Eugene Peterson. It’s rumored that this will likely be his last “formal” public appearance. He’s been a teacher of mine for quite some time now… at least from a distance. His pastoral heart. His [...]

In Search of Sexual Sanity

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[This post is a follow-up to last week’s post entitled:Why Abstinence Isn’t Working In America. I would encourage you to read that one (before this one) if you haven’t already. I think you’ll benefit from the background that post (and the numerous comments) will offer in setting up this post.] It seems that many of [...]

GRACE

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With a follow up post to last week’s: Why Abstinence Isn’t Working In America going up at Seedbed tomorrow, we’ll count this as an unexpected break from our Friday tradition with a special Thursday installment of the ‘Reclaiming Words’ series! The purpose of this series is to explore together some words that need to be [...]

Reclaiming the Formative Years: A College Minister’s Manifesto

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I’m excited to announce the launch of my first eBook! This has been an internal work bubbling up for almost 15 years now… and it’s finally made its way on to (digital) print. I’m humbled to now share with you: Reclaiming the Formative Years!  As I read “Reclaiming the Formative Years” I was nearly moved [...]