The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

2015-12-01

My recent lunch with my new friend, Donald, has had me thinking about how we as Christians approach those who don’t believe the things we believe. You...

2015-11-23

I “met” Donald several years ago while pastoring in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Donald had come across one of my sermons on the Internet and had chosen to respond...

2015-11-16

In May of 2009, I posted a series of blogs on three trends that every Christian in America needs to watch. The first trend I wrote about was the Growth...

2015-11-06

What is common to us as Christians is radical to those on the outside looking in. I have been reminded of this truth in recent days. The secularization...

2015-09-25

Monday I am headed back to a land I have grown to love…Tanzania. Once again I will be reunited with my good friend and brother-in-Christ, Fanuel Kiroka...

2015-05-28

Last week was Gotcha Day at the Crawford House. Two years ago this month, on May 21st, our Marcela came to us from Colombia via international adoption...

2015-05-19

I’ve taken up journaling in recent years. From my teenage years on, I’ve been taught that journaling was an important and valuable spiritual discipline...

2015-05-12

Images and stories of Christian persecution have dominated our newsfeeds and televisions the past year with the rise of ISIS and radical Islam in the...

2015-05-07

All of a sudden the same-sex marriage debate has become personal. Last week’s oral arguments before the United States Supreme Court were very revealing...

2015-04-27

A curious thing is happening with the next generation. Digital is out and Analog is in. I see it with my own teenagers and their friends. Not long ago...