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I Want to Want What You Want
I want a lot of things. That shouldn’t be surprising. All of us want stuff. Our human desires are endless. I want the new Honda Prelude (Boost Blue Pearl please). I want to visit Greece. I want Tyrese Haliburton to finish game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals with...
The Business of Loving Your Neighbor
The Business of Loving Your Neighbor Business gets a bad rap, and it usually hacks me off. If you’ve been around The Stone Table at all, you’re well aware of my disdain for the distorted caricature of the business world so often pushed and embraced by our culture. ...
My Daughter Just Got Married
My Daughter Just Got Married I’ve known it was coming for the last 9 months or so, but nothing could have prepared me for the feelings, the memories, and the emotions that pulsed through my soul on July 31, 2026. My daughter got married. I knew it would be...
Global on the Great Commission while Silent Next Door
Global on the Great Commission while Silent Next Door I met a woman in South Africa a few months ago who quietly wrecked me. She isn't a pastor. She isn't a missionary. She owns a salon. As she did her thing in the salon, she shared Jesus with the people who...
What Does God’s Goodness Look Like?
What Does God’s Goodness Look Like? We sang a song this past Sunday in church that you likely have sung in yours as well: All my life you have been faithful. All my life you have been so, so good. With every breath that I am able I will sing of the...
Someone Has to Go First
Someone Has to Go First A little bit of grace can completely change the vibe of your workplace, your family, and your neighborhood. Back in the 90s, there was a TV commercial that featured two buddies out for a round of golf. It begins with one of...
THE TREE WASN’T THE PROBLEM
THE TREE WASN'T THE PROBLEM By Bill Tibbetts Learned something new recently as a homeowner. EAB. Emerald Ash Borer. It’s a bug. And it destroys ash trees. In particular, it murdered my 40-year-old ash tree in our front yard. MURDERED, I tell you! The...
When Jesus Zags Instead of Zigs
When Jesus Zags Instead of Zigs What do we do when Jesus isn’t following the script we expected? My son has taken up golf with a vengeance. He played with me a bit growing up, but his college buddies pulled him into...
Within the Design
Within the Design What if the life you’re trying to create is too small of a story? I still love a good movie. And not just the streaming kind. You know, a proper film…in a theater where they’re supposed to be watched. Escaping the hot summer temps and...
Remember Who You Are
Remember Who You Are Your assignment may change. Your identity never will. I’ve been unsuccessfully fighting back tears most of the morning. You know the feeling—that tingling in your sinuses with the occasional nasal drip finding its way out onto the tip of...
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