Every good Christian parent wants their children to have their own relationship with God. Sometimes, though, it’s hard as a parent to know how to help children see their need for salvation without pressuring them into a decision they aren’t ready for. With my oldest son, it encouraged me when God used what felt likeContinue reading “A Hard Story to Hear (replay)”
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The Birth of Exempla
If you had asked me when I graduated high school if I wanted to be a podcaster, I would have had no idea what you were talking about. I don’t think I even listened to a podcast for the first time until after I graduated from college, and yet here I am, fifty episodes deepContinue reading “The Birth of Exempla”
Accidental First Date (replay)
Sitting in the bleachers, I’m beginning to think I’ll be watching the game alone. That’s ok, I guess, but I didn’t really come to see the game. It’s not that I don’t like basketball. Basketball’s fine. But there’s a reason that junior-high girls basketball doesn’t air on prime time TV. Please understand, junior-high girls’ basketballContinue reading “Accidental First Date (replay)”
Running to Daddy
I’ve always said we would never get a trampoline. I’ve heard too many stories of people breaking bones, or spraining ankles, or cracking their heads open while jumping on a trampoline. Don’t get me wrong, I bear no ill will toward people who have trampolines, I just wasn’t interested. We had at least twice whenContinue reading “Running to Daddy”
Just Another Faithful Preacher
I was thirteen years old when my family first visited Good News Baptist Church. The Army had just moved us to Virginia and we were trying to determine what church to join. I remember a couple of things about that first visit. I remember how friendly the people were. We were welcomed warmly almost asContinue reading “Just Another Faithful Preacher”
The Worst Birthday Ever
My seventh birthday is probably my most memorable birthday ever. But it’s highly memorable… for all the wrong reasons. I grew up in a military home. My dad was in the Army, which meant we usually moved every two or three years. There was a fun side to that. We got to see different areasContinue reading “The Worst Birthday Ever”
Brighter Lights (replay)
Being a parent can be fun, it can be maddening, and sometimes it can teach you some pretty profound lessons. I had one such teaching moment back when my oldest son was two years old when his tears taught me something about God’s perspective on my life. I tell the story of learning that lessonContinue reading “Brighter Lights (replay)”
My Exempla (replay)
Over the summer, I’m replaying some favorite episodes of Exempla from the first season. If you’re unclear on what “Exempla” means or why the podcast has that name, this episode is for you. In this replay of the very first episode of the podcast, I explain the origin of the show and its unusual nameContinue reading “My Exempla (replay)”
Ode to a Small Yellow House
It’s a strange feeling—going back to a place after not being there for a long time. Sometimes, the place has changed. Sometimes, you’ve changed. Sometimes, it’s a little of both. It feels like you’re meeting a stranger, but somehow it’s a stranger you’ve known for a very long time. That’s how I felt last May,Continue reading “Ode to a Small Yellow House”
A Fine Time to Buy a House
It’s the fall of 2020. Everything is shut down. Everyone is wearing a mask, and yet here we are, my wife and I, walking into another stranger’s house. But we’re not here to make friends… or enemies. We’re house hunting. And I can’t imagine a worse time to buy a house. Not only is everythingContinue reading “A Fine Time to Buy a House”
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