I don’t find too many people through blogging and social media who share my love of hard rock, so I’ve learned to save those discussions for other places. But I just heard a song by a new band called Devour The Day that has AMAZING lyrics. Regardless of your music tastes, I think you should […]
Scanning my Facebook wall, I read this simple sentence by my friend Ryan: “Best touchdown I’ve ever seen.” Suspicious that this wasn’t a sudden push for NFL football in the midst of the off season, I clicked the link. If you don’t like to cry in front of people, er, I mean get stuff in both […]
Ministry Matters recently ran an excerpt from my book Undead. It’s actually one of the most meaningful passages in the entire book. Here’s an excerpt: “An old friend of mine named Dave died recently. Cancer. He was my age, a great guy with a heart you could feel and a smile that made you believe. […]
I’ve heard for years that faith in God is like sitting in a chair. I’ve even demonstrated that idea myself a few times. Pointing to a chair I’d say that putting faith in God is like sitting in this chair. I trust that I won’t fall over backwards and crack my skull. Then I’d sit […]
Watch this great little story and get your smile on. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTaB-hPg0P4 Update: Or apparently get your cry on 🙂 I guess that’s how a number of you have responded to the sweetness of this story which is good too I think.
My 2012–the year I wrote a book on death and life–began and ended with the funeral of someone I cared about. I found myself at a funeral home three days into the year and three days from its end. Some people are comfortable pondering life’s eventual end and the possibilities surrounding it. Others banish the […]
Matt, JR., and myself have been at The StoryMen Podcast now for a couple months and are starting to establish something we really like. Like JJ Abrams and Star Wars, we’ve just released Episode VII, albeit on a slightly smaller budget than Disney’s newest toy. In this episode we discuss: Why we missed a Valentine’s […]
Happy President’s Day America. If you’re not in America, I still hope you have a happy day. On this commemorative day in the U.S., I am revealing a new project from the side of my brain/life that most people don’t often see around these here internet parts–my history professor side. Introducing the USA History Vlog […]
Seth Godin recently quoted a woman responsible for running a community college who said this at a seminar he attended: “Well, the bad news,” she said, “is that we have to let everyone in. And the truth is, many of these kids just can’t be the leaders you’re describing, can’t make art. We need people […]
A terrific guy named Paul Turner read my book Undead and contacted me recently to chat about zombies, death, God, and his world of youth ministry. I had a blast during this conversation in which we spend some time considering how Christians communicate, especially to students. Are we too creepy or even manipulative? Is fear […]