I was probably twenty years old, in college and volunteering as a Young Life leader working with high school kids. One of the area staffers asked if I wanted to meet him for coffee. We did, sitting in a coffee shop somewhere, catching up on life and ministry and then…he asked the question. “So, what’s…
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Last weekend, we were reminded that we live in a fallen world. We live in a fallen country and that we are all fallen men and women. Last weekend there were shots fired and casualties taken as an attempted assassination of former President Trump. Our response is not speaking of political alignments. I am not speaking of platform agendas. I…
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Nearly a quarter-century ago I was a seminarian and wrestling with a surprise calling to become a pastor. I had been certain that God was calling me to become a professor, but after spending a summer serving as an intern at a PC(USA) church I was received by them with open arms, becoming a member…
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When we left Los Angeles five years ago and moved to pastor a small church in Northern California, it felt similar to other moves we’ve made–more of a call than a decision. We’ve never experienced the sense of deciding where we wanted to live geographically, or what kind of church to be part of, or…
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