We don’t just honor God and love our neighbor through acts of charity, we can honor God and love our neighbor through acts of commerce as well. This statement usually gets some pushback, and I understand the visceral reaction. Many of us have mentally abdicated...
A few minutes before opening curtain, my friend Krista (the fine arts director at my son’s high school) asked if I could pinch hit on the pre-performance devotional. I soon found myself standing in the middle of 75 full-costumed cast members looking to me for...
“Hey dad, I have a friend here at IU that wants to talk to you. He’s a business school student, but he is feeling a call to missions. Would you be willing to meet with him?” Few things excite me more than a question like that! My daughter is deeply...
By now, I’m sure you have heard about the “outpouring” at Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky. Articles, personal stories, and plenty of opinions have filled my social feeds for the better part of the last two weeks. I have quite a few friends who...
I’m a bit of a mess today, so please take that into account as you read this week’s newsletter. We just finished an emotional weekend, taking in four performances of our son’s lead role in his school musical, Big Fish. Now I know I’m a biased...