When God Played Tennis
God wasn’t that good, but he loved the game. He loved the smell of felt, whacking the ball as hard as he could into the back cobblestone [...]
God’s Creation: Informing the Beauty of Who We Are
For over 30 years, I’ve been drawing the same image. It's a large oak tree, some green grass, a few shadowy mountains in the background with a [...]
Sexualizing Sorrow: How Trauma Informs Our Sexual Brokenness
This is an excerpt from my book, The Sexually Healthy Man For us to break free from our unwanted compulsive behaviors, we must have the courage to [...]
If I Were an Abuser, What Church Would I Want to Attend?
I am proud to feature the work of Dr. Nancy Murphy on my blog today. Dr. Murphy is a professor, former Executive director of Northwest Family Life, [...]
Seeing My Dad’s Body
The hot Clearwater, Florida sun demanded that we turn up the AC in the rental car on our way to the funeral home. As Christy and I [...]
My Dad’s Eulogy
This was the eulogy that I read at my dad's funeral. I want to continue to honor him in telling the complexity of truth, living in such [...]