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Authentic Faith and Emotional Intimacy Always Wins – Part 1

Why is it that certain people seem to have the best lives? Why is it that certain types of people seem to move up faster in their jobs? Why is...

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A Warrior Focus

A friend’s daughter was frustrated yesterday because of the red tape of our federal government, in just trying to renew her passport. How hard can this be? She’s never committed...

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Unconditional Love doesn’t mean Unconditional Approval

Dr. Christopher Yuan, at our Holy Sexuality and the Gospel conference, made the above statement and it resonated with me. It’s so biblical and true. Jesus showed unconditional love to...

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Same Sex Attraction and the Power of God

This morning at our Wholehearted Mens breakfast, in front of four hundred men, Garth Kennedy shared his story of transformation. Garth grew up being bullied at school and church because...

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Holy Sexuality and the Gospel

When our son shared with our family that he considered himself gay, Liz and I began to dive into all the literature on the topic of homosexuality as it related...

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Bring it On

Life is hard. As a pastor, father, and husband, I am constantly confronted with bad news, difficult choices, and serious circumstances. I feel like every day is just another day...

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Real and Good Men in the Rubble of the World Trade Center

Men were at the center of the events of 9/11. Two types of men. Twenty-two years ago, almost three thousand people were killed by men bent on creating fear and...

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A Football Game with My 91-Year-Old Dad

This past weekend I flew out to Georgia to spend time with my brother David, Dede his wife and their family, Anna and Joe, my daughter and son-in-law and our...

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Wilderness Encounter

I have just returned from four days in the Rocky Mountain wilderness with fifty other men. The men were living in tents during cold and rainy conditions. Yet it was...

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Rising Strong in the Wilderness

I was broken, beleaguered, and trying to recover from the deepest emotional valley of my life. After twenty years of effective ministry at the church I had started in our...

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