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One of the new characters in the latest Toy Story movie is Forky. (Don’t worry, I promise not to ruin the ending!) Forky is a toy made by a little girl, Bonnie, at her first day of kindergarten. She is nervous and doesn’t know what to do in the busy and loud classroom, but she […]

Let’s start with the obvious: church leaders want to do better at making disciples than they are right now.I have conversations with pastors every week, and I rarely hear one of them say, “I think we’re doing pretty well making disciples of Jesus . . . I don’t think we need much improvement in that area.” […]

Right now outrage is winning the day. But if outrage wins, we all lose. Outrage isn’t new. For centuries people have felt a holy discontent, raged against the machine, stuck it to the man, and challenged the status quo. But turn on just about any news channel, engage in just about any serious conversation, or […]

Life is filled with tensions. I’m not just talking about the negative tensions of managing relational conflict or figuring out how to pay the bills this month. I’m talking about the positive tensions of where to apply your greatest effort. In the whirlwind of life-as-usual, in the press of demands and limitations, how do you […]

I am pretty good at doing school. I attribute it to a wicked short-term memory. Thirty minutes before English class in the eighth grade I remembered a unit vocabulary test was on the deck. Had I prepared? Not one word. But thirty minutes is a long time, so I cracked open the bookand memorized all […]

1. Outreach in work-space and life-spaceYounique bridges the gap from Sunday morning to Monday morning. People who are energized by their calling infectiously share how their faith impacts them in their workplace. Evangelism in personal relationships rises as people become more fluent in talking about God’s hand in their personal story. 2. Ministry multiplicationPeople who […]

When I was growing up, my family belonged to the local YMCA. Tampa, Florida is hot and humid in the summer, and the pool at the Y was a welcome place to beat the heat and play with friends. As a kid, I thought the pool was the size of the ocean! It was deep […]

Wind Down and Wine: How Gospel Centered Life Design has cultivated fresh intimacy in our marriage. How do you continue to cultivate growing intimacy in the second, third and fourth decades of your marriage? This is something my bride of over twenty years and I ask each other from time to time. While we have […]

I love my Peloton bike. My husband bought me one for Mother’s Day because he loves how happy and energized I am after a great spin workout. When I get off the bike, I feel what runners describe as a “high.” It is an inexplicable experience of anxiety slipping away, time standing still, a sense […]