Healing Hereafter

Yes! A chapter about sin and death, pretty much everyone's favorite topics, right? Uuuuuum no, but God's purpose for humans—including YOU—now that is always an interesting discussion. What common thread associated with sin, death, and God's purpose for you could possibly merit inclusion of them...

Ah, Aretha, sing it girl. But not for too long, because this post isn't about you...or even about a girl. It's about a student I've worked with named Adam Driscoll and more than just a little bit of respect. Respect is one of those ideas that means a lot of things to lot of people, from tolerance...

Woo hoo! You've written what could only be a masterpiece in the eyes of the world to solve humanity's problems, either through witty entertainment or well-researched strategy. Just one problem...you're the only one who's read it so far! Now for the first time, you have to let someone else—besides...

Let's face it, God could have stopped creating before he got to humans, or he could have created humans not in his image as he did everything else in our world. So if God saw that everything was good right up until humans came to be (Genesis 1:25), then why did he proceed rather than rest? What is...

And anyone can do it. What you say? Well, you'll have to wait in suspense just a little longer because first I need to tell you about Kim Kaercher. It all connects, don't worry. I met Kim many years ago when she was 15 or so in a youth group I was volunteering with and slowly got to know her over...

Who else has been there? You've got this great idea. You know why you're writing, who you're writing to, and what the general outline looks like. The words are flowing out your fingers like ten firehoses goin' strong. Then, THE WALL. Perhaps you have no idea how to get from awesome Item B on your...

Two things are pretty consistent in life; no, not death and taxes. People like to know what they're getting before they buy it, and people like free stuff! I've also found that starting a discussion on questions that make us go "Hmmm" help us stop long enough to confirm what we do know well, to...

Certain people get together with their childhood friends every year. Others have a regular family reunion at the cabin on the lake. Then there are the folks who never miss their annual show, convention, or sports event together. It's a very cool thing indeed to have a unique event that you do...

So far if you've been following my behind-the-scenes look at the writing and publishing process, you know that assessing your motives, deciding your specific goals, and taking sound advice from 3 year-olds is all very important. But none of that actually involves writing. So we should probably...

There I was, sitting in a room full of kids with a whole row of 8th grade boys in front of me. I had heard about these boys, how they had been nigh uncontrollable throughout junior high. I was verifying with my own eyes their unwillingness to quiet down, listen to authority, and act with any sort...