If you’re like me, you’re mesmerized and inspired by the actions of the students from Parkland, Florida in the days following the tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. On one hand, I’m surprised by the influence, power,…
I will not soon forget standing in the cafeteria of a local high school this Feb. 15, one day after the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. A day usually celebrated in high school hallways with…
In many circumstances, prayer is the effective action God wants us to take.
The most dangerous message your student hears today is not one that centers on sexual immorality or even outright rebellion against the morals of a past generation. It is a message of peace and it is at the…
Fly eagles fly, on the road to victory! That was the chant of the dozen or so people who squeezed into my living room last Sunday to cheer on their underdog Philadelphia Eagles to a resounding victory over…
Before I had children, my TV was on all of the time. And most of the time, it was on cable news. I know, cable news dialogue makes for terrible ambiance; that is why they mute it in…
The original audience for this short essay were small group leaders at Redeemer Community Church in Birmingham, Alabama, to help them facilitate constructive discussions in the days following the election. We hope these words will also resonate with…
Some stories in sports transcend the playing field. At times, the story of a team’s search for perfection stirs up national appreciation of human achievement. At other times, it’s a story of scandal that stirs up a national…
The 2016 election cycle (more than almost any other) has elicited a great deal of conversation over the state of war in the world – and all the more this week, as news from Mosul has filled news…
