“The sins we do not forget, God does not remember.”
All in Gratitude
God’s call put my granddad's feet on a path from which he never wavered. And he fulfilled that calling without ever being guilty of any sexual, financial, or other moral scandals. I wanted to be just like him when I grew up. But I failed…
I’m excited to announce that my book Jesus + Nothing = Everything is being republished and will be available this fall. Just over three years ago, the book was taken out of print by the original publisher because I violated the morality clause in my contract and the rights were returned to me. I never thought it would ever be…
It was May 2, 1996, and I was sitting in the U.S. Capitol rotunda with my family. We were eagerly anticipating the ceremony that was getting ready to begin. I had been to Washington DC once before, back in 1985, when I was just 13 years old. This trip was different though. We were there because my grandparents were being…
In 1738, literary giant Samuel Johnson wrote in his diary: “O Lord, enable me … to redeem the time which I have spent in sloth.” Nineteen years later, he wrote, “Almighty God, enable me to shake off sloth, and to redeem the time misspent in idleness and sin, by a diligent application of the days yet remaining.” Every few years…
My wife and I recently got back from a trip to Pontiac, Michigan. I was invited to spend three days at Grace Center of Hope (formerly known as Pontiac Rescue Mission) and their associated church, Grace Gospel Fellowship. Pastor Kent Clark and his wife Pam have been there for over thirty years…
Over the last two and half years, I’ve said to many people that best friends are made when you’re at the bottom, not the top. When you’re at the top, it’s hard to know who your true friends are because you have so much to offer. But when you’re at the bottom and have nothing to offer…
Growing up in the church around mostly “good” people and “good” families, broken families were seen as “less than.” Families with a track record of teenage pregnancies, multiple marriages and divorces, affairs, addiction issues, step children, half-siblings, and so on, were examples of what to spend your life avoiding…
Long before the recent resurgence of interest in “gospel-centrality,” Brennan Manning (1934-2013) was a voice calling out in the wilderness. Through his many books and messages, he reminded us that we are great sinners—but God is a greater Savior. Severely flawed and broken, Brennan was…
