March 7, 2024
I spent the past week at Mepkin Abbey. It is truly a paradise. I was overwhelmed by the natural beauty. Huge ancient, moss-covered oak trees everywhere. This former plantation is on the shores of the Cooper River—in places at the […]
January 16, 2024
Where will you be in five years – what age? When I write my age down it is a tad sobering. And even more sobering is the question Andy Stanley poses: “Is where you are going where you want to […]
January 11, 2024
I was renovating houses when I turned forty-five. I sat myself down and asked the question, “Do I want to be doing this when I am sixty-five? Do I want to be chasing sheet rockers and tile men and listening […]
November 29, 2023
The Gospel writers use an interesting Greek word each time Jesus talks about forgiving: “Aphiemi.” Aphiemi carries the primary meaning of “To release.” Jesus is telling us to release others from their sins against us – not because they deserve […]