What Guides You? Trusting the Right Cairns

On several of our hikes in Utah, there were no “trails” as you might think of “trails”—worn paths in the grass or through the woods. Most of the time the “trail” was over solid rock beds or similar terrain where there was no clear pathway.
We stayed on the trail by following the cairns (pronounced ‘cairns’). [...]

The Truth Encounter

I have been working recently on a follow-on to the Truth Project. There was so much material that just didn’t fit into that first set of DVDs and there are many issues that I feel need to be addressed.

I am nominally calling it “The Truth Encounter” and will present portions of the study in Fairhope, [...]

Response to Lisa, Shawn and others…

I just returned from 2 ½ weeks on the road. Two weeks in Florida filming Cross Examine and a few days in Dallas for a wedding. It was good to be home and I had to rush out this morning to get a look at the mountains. There is something both refreshing and overwhelmingly awesome [...]

Me, Me, and My Healthcare

“He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves. When that day comes, you will cry out for relief from the king you have chosen, and the LORD will not answer you in that day.” 1 Samuel 8:17-18
While I was at a conference in Nashville a few weeks ago, [...]

College-Bound Vulnerabilities

I am once again [2008, 2009] in Pine Mountain, Georgia, teaching the students at Impact 360, a 9-month, gap-year program that takes top-notch Christian high school graduates and prepares them to be impact leaders for Christ in the university and life.
I love being around these young students. They are bright, energetic, love the Lord, and [...]

The Million Dollar Parenting Question

Dr. Juli Slattery called me promptly at 9am. She’s working on a parenting DVD series for Focus on the Family and wanted me to be a part of it. I was delighted with her first question: “When it comes to the very practical issue of raising children, why do you think a biblical worldview is [...]

Compromise or Bribery?

When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges for Israel…But his sons did not walk in his ways. They turned aside after dishonest gain and accepted bribes and perverted justice. 1 Samuel 8:1,3
My old 1828 Webster Dictionary defines the word “bribe” this way:
“A price, reward, gift or favor bestowed or promised with [...]

Blessing and Curses: Response to Gus

Gus wrote this:
I am troubled by the premise of your new show that in stories filled with pain and pathology—things just aren’t working very well—it is most likely because of defying God’s design and when things are going well it is most likely because of an alignment “with” God’s design. In my understanding this is [...]

Fellowship at the Maroon Bells

“May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me…” John 17:23

The Maroon Bells are still ringing in my mind! Spending time in the mountains and seeing the exquisite grandeur of the creation always moves me. The Rockies never disappoint, either…and I never tire of experiencing them. Seeing the [...]

Reflecting on Reflecting

And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into His likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. 2 Cor 3:18

I am writing this late at night—still overwhelmed by the glory that was on display before me today. I had the deep privilege of [...]