So you know that this summer Thomas is taking a sabbatical. But in case you are anxious about

Mexican sunshine broke through the open windows of the brick church. Chairs rattled as they were

A [fictional] journal entry from one of the twelve on the night Jesus was betrayed. Three

This year marks my 30th year of serving Christ in a church, and 20 years of full time

I want you to join me in a lament. A crying out that helps us take our anger and sense of injustice

We’ve spent the last four weeks in the H.E.R. series, where we’ve looked at the ways we treat and

We've spent the last three week in the H.E.R. series, where we've looked at the ways we treat and

This past Sunday our Student Ministry concluded a five week series in Psalms. To close out the

Pictures, music, journals and post-it notes are my close companions. My home and classroom are

Sometimes the church speaks into the culture, and other times the culture calls out to the church. I

When I was young, I read C.S. Lewis’ “Chronicles of Narnia” starting with The Lion, the Witch and

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For much of my life I understood, “having a personal relationship with Jesus” as a simple,

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Have you seen a baseball player hit a walk-off, game-losing home run? Well, it can happen in

As Pastor Kyle was speaking in church on Sunday, I kept thinking about my parents. Most of what

If Santa’s reputation can be trusted, I’m getting coal this Christmas. It’s as it should be. This

If Santa’s reputation can be trusted, I’m getting coal this Christmas. It’s as it should be. This

If we could see her real face, it (pornography, prostitution) would lose its appeal in a moment.

My wife Andrea and I are big ... BIG ... fans of Dave Ramsey. Why? Because within 2 years of