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  • When I Run

    At the end of this month I will have been running for two years solid… well, solid with a few setbacks. To celebrate said milestone I’d like to borrow a somewhat famous line from the 1981 movie Chariots of Fire. The movie chronicles the real life story of Eric Liddell, a Christian from Scotland who came Read more

  • The Noah Movie: Storytelling

    Let’s begin where the Book does… 5 And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6 And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. 7 Read more

  • Calling Foul On the World Vision Debacle

    In case you missed it, this week World Vision decided then un-decided to amend its hiring policy as it relates to same-sex couples. In my view this now-event highlights the growing polarity that exists within Christianity as well as the majority of the American culture. Frankly I am most often at odds with both extremes Read more

  • The Importance of Black History Month

    The best thing you can do this month may also be the most painful… remember. Since 1976, as a nation, we have officially recognized the month of February as Black History Month. Educate yourself. Feel. Think. Remember. Read the Facts Thankfully (and sadly) there is no shortage of information about the atrocities of the black Read more

  • I Hate Valentine’s Day

    Today is a day I wish I could use Google Analytics to see the variance in numbers between male and female readers. Speaking in general, I think it is safe to say that a majority of women look forward to Valentine’s Day. And perhaps an equally overwhelming majority of men, do not. My reason(s) for Read more

  • The Lens of Time

    It has been said that time heals all wounds. Unfortunately that simply is not true. This Monday I made an unscheduled stop at the place where I grew up – in the shadow of the Sears Tower (yes, it will always be the Sears Tower to me). My simple post to Facebook – just three Read more

  • Learning How to Love

    I am on my way to Bair Lake Bible Camp in Jones, Michigan, where I will be speaking to a group of students this weekend. Many of these are the same students I got to know last year on this same winter retreat. They’re from Crosspointe Christian Church and Hope Community Baptist Church near Detroit. Please pray Read more

  • 2013 A Great Year for re:THINK

    The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 14,000 times in 2013. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 5 sold-out performances for that many Read more

  • 2013: Year In Review

    The older I get the more intentional I become at taking time to look back. Not looking back for the sake of nostalgia, but looking back to mark accomplishments and failures and ways in which I have been challenged. There are probably endless appropriate ways to do this. Last year Facebook launched its Year In Read more

  • Preparing for the Holidays

    The holidays are upon us. I’d like to challenge all of us to consider now (at the beginning of the season) how we prepare for these days of wonderment. My heart is that you and I could enjoy the trappings without falling into the traps that so often come during this time of year. Allow Read more

  • Hitting the Wall Can Be A Good Thing

    Hitting the wall is almost always seen as a bad thing. Certainly in auto racing it is. Baseball players try to avoid it. And in the world of writing it even has its own pet name… writer’s block. So for the last two weeks I have been in one of those places. Stuck. Just not Read more

  • Parenthood: Sayings of Dad

    I thought this would be a fun way to end our series on parenting. I am a man of words. I typically prefer to say things succinctly. Over the years there have been a series of dad-isms that our kids will (likely) remember until the day they can no longer remember things. For you to Read more