We need more, on purpose.
We're born paralyzed by sin. This is hard. I want to be born good. I want our children to have been born good. I want grandchildren to be...
Awe.
Lea and I have been watching home movies from when our sons were born and their baby years. We are transferring old forms of video tape...
The Prayers.
Our early Christian family was plunged into a swelling hunger for growth. I still don't think I can fully grasp how crazy a time it must...
Love Feast.
Sharing time at table together over a meal. Food is really normal and intimate. A quick breakfast and out the door. Wondering when you...
New.
What was new right after the arrival of the baby? This stretch of days for our family is filled with celebrating and remembering a lot of...
Finding God.
Late in the year of 2013, I came in from working in our yard. I had been raking and blowing leaves. As I came into our house, all of...
The Yes of God.
Yes. Really interesting word. Will you marry me? Are you pregnant? Did you get the job? Are you ok? Do you want a grilled cheese? Are you...
Groaning.
Groaning. It's kind of awkward. Kind of uncomfortable. Kind of a different thing. Don't always think about it a lot. God does. When I...
146,000 silent nights.
Advent. As much as I may want to try to convince myself that things are simple, they're not. I am complex. You are complex. Our hearts...
FOMO.
They say FOMO is a thing. I believe it. Fear Of Missing Out. These days that are entrenched in the billions of pixels staring at us on...