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The Pecking Order

The Pecking Order

 The first church I ever served was located in a small town in Eastern Kentucky. There wasn’t even a stop-light at the time. The church was full of wonderful farmers,...

The Pecking Order

 The first church I ever served was located in a small town in Eastern Kentucky. There wasn’t even a stop-light at the time. The church was full of wonderful farmers,...

Learning To Be Honest With God

Learning To Be Honest With God

In his book Night, concentration camp survivor Elie Wiesel tells about the time three of his fellow prisoners, two men and a small young boy, were accused of blowing up a...

Learning To Be Honest With God

In his book Night, concentration camp survivor Elie Wiesel tells about the time three of his fellow prisoners, two men and a small young boy, were accused of blowing up a...

Surviving Sexual Abuse

Surviving Sexual Abuse

A few years ago I organized a support group for women who had been sexually abused. Over the span of two months, I lost count of the number of women...

Surviving Sexual Abuse

A few years ago I organized a support group for women who had been sexually abused. Over the span of two months, I lost count of the number of women...

Lessons From The Far East

Lessons From The Far East

The Bible is clear about this: God often does his best work over long periods of time. In fact, the Bible portrays God as one who often does his best...

Lessons From The Far East

The Bible is clear about this: God often does his best work over long periods of time. In fact, the Bible portrays God as one who often does his best...

Awe Full

Awe Full

Probably the most well-known story of someone experiencing God’s absence is told in the book of Job. Stripped of everything in life—his health, his family, and his wealth—Job is brought...

Awe Full

Probably the most well-known story of someone experiencing God’s absence is told in the book of Job. Stripped of everything in life—his health, his family, and his wealth—Job is brought...

Healthy Hesitation and Complexity

Healthy Hesitation and Complexity

Six months after I graduated from seminary, I wrote a letter to the editor of our local newspaper. A radical group of New Testament scholars, operating under the name The...

Healthy Hesitation and Complexity

Six months after I graduated from seminary, I wrote a letter to the editor of our local newspaper. A radical group of New Testament scholars, operating under the name The...