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What is worship? For many years I spent an hour in church on Sunday and if I had a good Sunday school teacher, maybe two hours. That was it. Honestly, at times it seemed like it was a duty. Like … Continue reading →

Commenting on a group discussion he and other pastors had with African-American men and women, “We saw that night how little and how shallowly we see. Deep pain can be caused by our shallow vision of others.” Pastor Labberton writes … Continue reading →

We all come to understand the world from our own worldview which is greatly shaped by our culture. Of course the range of cultural differences is greatly varied. When I studied intercultural communication in college, I was struck by how … Continue reading →

Raising kids is so problematic. We hear it all the time; children don’t come with instruction manuals. Most certainly, I did not have an instruction manual. I was a tough kid to handle; scrawny would be the best word to … Continue reading →

In The Dangerous Act of Loving Your Neighbor, one can easily get lost in the conclusion that all of us have factors in our lives which cause us to suffer distorted outlooks on reality. In essence, we don’t see ourselves … Continue reading →

October 18, 2016 My wife asks me not to dwell on that day, to move on, but that day was an extreme defining moment in my life. On that day, I had the first serious injury to my body and … Continue reading →

The human body is an amazing miracle. When I consider how the body works, I am amazed. It is truly one of God’s miracles. The human body is so complex that I can point to any number of body parts … Continue reading →

The self-concept is the relatively stable set of perceptions you hold of yourself.* It can change over time but for the most part it does not. It occurs due to a combination of many factors, but to keep this topic … Continue reading →

I am going to say something that will elicit very few tears from anyone who reads this blog. Blogging can be hard. No one makes me do this. I do it because I like it. Maybe it accomplishes a purpose … Continue reading →

When I was in graduate school, I had a chance to express my research interests and what I chose to study was a negotiation between me and my dissertation director. He had the things he was interested in and I … Continue reading →