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Jordan Fontenot
Jordan Fontenot is a friend and the son of one of my closest friends who died a few years ago. I wrote about Twilla here. Today Jordan talks about his own spiritual journey, how his mom's diagnosis intersected that, and how he ultimately made peace with God through it...
Feeling Unloved and Unseen? Two ways to be prayed for.
I can't tell you how many times I've received correspondence like this: I'm sure you hear it every day, all day, how your personal prayers seem to be just what we need for that particular time or season in someone's life. & I am no different on this. This last...
Crystal Stine
Crystal Stine is an amazing person with a vivacious personality and a heartfelt relationship with Jesus. She is honest, dedicated, and infectious (in a good way). She recently released a book: Holy Hustle: Embracing a Work-Hard, Rest-Well Life. Today we talk about...
CNN interview about #MeToo
I'm grateful for the opportunity to talk with Carol Costello of Across American on CNN where we talked about #metoo and #churchtoo. For a helpful resource page for pastors and ministry leaders, click here. And for more information about the #Forsuchatimeasthis...
VIDEO: Abuse, Jesus and Church
Here is a compilation video of portions of the talk I gave at the #forsuchatimeasthis rally. You can read the entire transcript here. It is my sincere prayer that the church would become both good shepherds and good samaritans. For a beautifully written piece about...
The Abused: The Church Must Do Better
This is the speech I gave today at the For Such a Time as This rally. There is an unspoken and seldom articulated crisis within the SBC (Southern Baptist Convention) and the wider circles of the evangelical church. In the sunset of the attractional church model, we...
Kim Case
Kim Case is an incredible person I had the privilege of meeting in Missouri in the Spring. She endured one of the most horrific assaults as a young woman, and has spent her life speaking on behalf of victims. Please do yourself a favor and check out her website. Watch...
Marilyn Weisenburg
Marilyn Weisenburg is a mom, a youth worker, and an artist who has an incredibly difficult story to tell about grief. It's detailed more in her well-written memoir: [Tweet "Hear a mom's story of walking through the loss of her son in Iraq."] As in all my episodes, I...
Going Forward
When I think of these days, of men and women who have allowed (welcomed, in some cases) and covered up abuse, I picture that scene in the Gospels where Jesus takes a cord to the Temple merchandisers--His wrath preserved for people trying to profit on the Temple,...
The Seven Deadly Friendships Launch Team
Thanks for your interest in being on The Seven Deadly Friendships Launch Team! Before you sign up, please review the launch team promise below: I promise to read The Seven Deadly Friendships. I promise to write a review somewhere on the Internets. I promise to...
Kimberly Dewberry
Kimberly Dewberry is a blogger who writes about the importance of recovery. She shares an amazing story of connecting (again) with her father, which is the subject of her latest book: [Tweet "Hear @Dewberry_author share an incredible story of re-connection with a long...
An open letter to the SBC
Dear SBC (Southern Baptist Convention #SBC18), I spent this morning praying, asking God to please reveal Himself to the people I love, entreating Him to sift me, confessing my sins and thanking Him over and over again for His grace and mercy. I write this while on...