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It’s a bit of a weird/fun thought experiment to pretend what it would be like to have a conversation with the younger version of yourself. For me, it would be a very sobering message full of warning and urgent petitions to think through some of the more regrettable decisions I made in my younger years. […]

Remembering the Life and Legacy of Michael Lingerfelt It is a rare occasion that I am genuinely shocked anymore. But learning the news a few days ago regarding the death of a friend and member of the SLU family literally stopped me in my tracks. Michael Lingerfelt has been a longtime close friend to our founder […]

During the early months of 1968 Dr. King was embarking on what would be his last initiative: The Poor People’s Campaign. Unlike early initiatives that focused primarily on African Americans receiving the full measure of rights as American citizens, this part of the movement was centered around impoverished conditions among all Americans. It was this effort that […]

Healthy Leadership, Gospel Advancement, and Sacred Purpose  As we head into the third week of the new year, let’s explore the last three ideas of this series.  Everyday provides a new opportunity to seek truth and live it out.  As you read, examine the daily rythms of your life and be open to what the […]

Personal Holiness and Civic Responsibility Last week, I wrote concerning the reluctant manner of the mass unconsciousness that our culture seems to be entering into 2018. With 2017 being one for the record books, and not in a good way, the onslaught of bad news and tragedy have given many a bit of weariness about […]

Evidence abounds that the festivities of the holiday season are over. If your house is anything like mine, then it’s going through a transition between Christmas and ‘normal decorum.’ The fridge has a few remnants of unhealthy, delicious food, the scales probably show a few more pounds, and the forthcoming return to work and school […]

Christmas means that the altar (i.e. the presence of God) becomes our address. Christmas means that it is now possible to become friends with God. And this week, before the big day arrives, we see that Christmas means we have a Savior to make known.    The outcast evangelists  One of my favorite parts of […]

We began our Christmas blog series focusing on the supernatural shift that takes place under the new covenant. In the Old Testament, we would have to go to an altar, or rather someone would go to an altar on our behalf.  In the New Testament, the altar has come to us (i.e. Immanuel meaning ‘God with […]

My wife has OCD (Obsessive Christmas Disorder). It is a condition that endears me to her all the more each year as she decorates our house and fills it with all the smells and sounds of the Christmas season. And why not, after all it is the greatest holiday of the year. While every other […]