I’ve got the joy
Content note: This story concerns miscarriage.
Ayear ago, we knew we needed joy.
Now we know only God produces it.
As 2021 ended, my wife and I...
Long-term faithfulness
Ginger Skillen: Beautiful blessings in horrible pain
Before Ginger Skillen contracted COVID-19 in the fall of 2020, she was a busy homeschool mom, pastor’s wife...
I’ve changed my mind
Thirteen years ago, the U.S. Conference of MB Churches (USMB) started a process that led to changing Article 13 of the Confession of Faith....
Deep and wide
Barna Group estimates that about 70 percent of students entering college as Christians will leave with little to no faith. I don’t know about...
Are you too sure?
Assurance is not the first word we think of when it comes to conflict. We are more likely to think of the hymn, Blessed...
Who is my neighbor?
My son Matt gave me a Christmas present last year purporting to trace the origins of my personal DNA. Based on family stories, I...
WDJD: What did Jesus do?
WWJD—What would Jesus do? We see this question everywhere, from car bumper stickers to Internet memes to the once-ubiquitous wristbands. And it is a...
When friends disagree
A client recently detailed her complicated feelings about something a loved one posted on social media after a mass shooting.
“She is like a grandmother...