holiness in the modern world
Two years ago, I had the blessing of being part of an ideal study group to examine the biblical basis of a contentious doctrinal question: Does God intend for men and women to share leadership equally within the church and home? As some brief background, "yes" answers to this question indicate an egalitarian position, though …
"Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground."Psalm 143:10 I recently had the bittersweet privilege of delivering the eulogy for my cherished father-in-law at his memorial service. As I pieced it together, I listened as the family filled in many details, and those …
In May, I had the opportunity to lead the faculty and staff of Concordia University Irvine into consideration of how they can make their intercultural efforts as a Hispanic Serving Institution effective, satisfying, and sustainable. I created this video to recap the main content, addressing cultural intelligence theory, grounded theory research, border crossing concern, and …
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This past Saturday, I had the honor and joy of officiating the wedding of my son Jay and his lovely wife, Hannah. Part of that responsibility included giving a homily on marriage: a short, reflective sermon to impart the principles most important for flourishing in the journey ahead. After considerable trepidation, I ultimately opted for …
In my last post about marriage, I described how a recent cruise celebrating our 30th anniversary reminded Scott and me of some what-not-to-do advice we received when we got married. Here's more: same cruise, different advice. ~~~~~~~~~~~ Last night after dinner, we were creeping along an upper deck and leaning head-first into a whipping wind, …
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Recently, Scott and I sailed away to South America. It was lovely--so lovely, in fact, that I did some writing about marriage. I'll share a little of it in two posts from moments when I was reminded of what not to do for a happy marriage. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On our first full day at sea, we …
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