Words of Hope: Salvation Joy 

There is nothing like watching someone experience salvation joy. Last week, a young coach stopped by our office. His face glowed, he smiled ear to ear, and there was an inner light. I invited him to sit with us at...

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Words of Hope: Moved 

I love listening to stories of scripture. I spend time with the familiar story of the Good Samaritan. Jesus tells this story in response to a question about how we should be living our life. He says we should...

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Psalm 34

We are memorizing Psalm 34 as a staff. Some are working on verses 1-4, and some are trying for all 22 verses. The beginning starts, “I will bless the Lord at all times.”  I consider how to bless God, especially...

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Words of Hope: Not a Machine 

My dad was not mechanical. He could not look at a problem in the house and fix it. My dad was relational, and he understood life at an emotional and spiritual level. He could look at a problem in...

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Words of Hope: Difficulty 

The NBC office staff and I are memorizing Romans 5:3-5. It is a powerful and counterintuitive passage. The line that is so shocking says, “We also exult in our tribulations.” At a staff meeting we considered synonyms for the...

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Happy Father’s Day

Happy Father’s Day is so much more than a just a happy… Father’s… day… There are at last three valuable celebrations during this day to honor Fatherhood. The privilege to express profound gratitude to the person who is a true...

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Words of Hope: Never Forgotten 

We recently visited a church on Stanford University’s campus. It is magnificent and breathtaking. There are tiny gold mosaics reminiscent of St Mark’s in Venice built in honor of the son who died in Italy, Leeland Stanford Jr. He...

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Words of Hope: Winning the Battle  

I have been invited to speak on several podcasts lately, and the hosts are curious about my father and the practice of forgiveness in our home. My dad was a remarkable father and my mom is a remarkable mother...

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DESPERATE CHILD NEEDS

The need to belong and to have something of value to belong to; the need to have success and be recognized for this success; the need to love and be loved. Just one of the many tragedies of modern-day education...

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Words of Hope: Jewels or Snakes 

I am thinking about Numbers 21:6-9 and the snakes again that bit and killed the thankless people of God. It is such a powerful metaphor for complaining and lack of gratitude— Snakes biting people who grumble and are ungrateful....

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