Benedictory Humankind — Be both Back in late-summer, I gathered up my birth certificate, my social security information and all the other necessary documentation, and I headed..
Benedictory Mirror of our truth As I get older, I spend more time in front of the mirror each morning. The issue isn’t vanity — at least..
Benedictory All that God has When I was a kid and asked my dad for money, he would reach into his pocket before I could even finish..
Benedictory The holy work of disaster prevention The work of disaster relief is more crucial than words can say — crucial, as in highly important and urgent, but also..
Benedictory The worst seat on the plane “When have you last had a good session with YOURSELF? Or have you EVER had it out with you?” Taken from “The..
Benedictory Making change A few months ago I flew to Oklahoma City to keynote at a conference about 90 miles outside of the city. I..
Benedictory Grace or faith? A Lutheran and a Presbyterian walk into a bar … Presbyterian: ‘’Hey friend, the other day I was thinking about you. I..
Benedictory We are all somebody My father died this spring. He was 96 years old, and he was ready. I’m not sure I was — but I..
Benedictory Should we pray for the president? This past weekend, as I write these words at the beginning of June, a large collection of influential evangelical pastors and leaders..
Benedictory The lifting of our sin Any experienced wedding-goer knows what to expect. After the preliminaries are over, it’s time for the preacher to inch forward. Time to..