We may be the most overstimulated generation in history. Sugar The average American eats around 70 pounds of sugar a year; more for teens. Sugar stimulates the release of dopamine, the pleasure and reward neurotransmitter in the brain. Caffeine Often consumed in coffee, tea, sodas, Read More
It’s The Big Night, summer of 1978. I’m 16 years old and am at Anaheim Stadium in Southern California with 55,000 others for a concert Electric Light Orchestra is putting on. My two friends and I arrived early in the morning so we could sit Read More
In his recent book Beloved, Francis Chan writes the following: “I remember my daughter telling me about how one of her college professors asked her class to practice sitting silently alone with the Lord for seven minutes each morning, and almost everyone confessed that they Read More
Once a year, I take my daughters out for a special father-daughter night. I suit up, they dress up, and we go to dinner at an upscale restaurant. In the days leading up to our night, I ask God to give me a blessing to Read More
“Beware of presuming you are saved. If your heart is renewed, if you hate the things you once loved and love the things you once hated, if you have really repented, if there is a thorough change of mind within you, then you have reason Read More
It’s Tuesday of this past week. I’m in an airport, with an hour to go before boarding. As I look around I see that 90% of those in the gate area I’m seated at are on their phones, with one exception – 2 young mothers Read More
Last June we made the decision to move to Colorado. June and July were a blur of jettisoning stuff we didn’t need and repairing the house. The house sold in a month; we closed early September. We had to move twice to 2 different Airbnbs Read More
When my kids were young I used to read stories to them at night. Frog and Toad was a favorite. Recently one of my daughters gave me a T-shirt with a quote on the front saying: She knew this picture of rest and enjoying a Read More
“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth give way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its Read More
Last Sunday I spoke at the Chiesa Evangelica church in Belluno, Italy. The pastor, Davide Ravasio, had requested 3 messages that were based on The Rogue Christian. The messages were: Morning Service: Why We Have Lost Our Salt 3:30pm, second message: The Way of the Read More
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