How The Four Gospels Begin … And Where They End

As we anticipate the Christmas season and its nativity stories, I have found myself in a couple of different settings explaining how each Gospel begins. Because I believe that how each begins also shapes how each one ends.  Let me show you what I mean.    ...

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#TBT — Rivals, Nemeses, Friends: Me & Brad Stoffel, 1980

Here I am as a senior in high school, on the far left of the picture, with Brad Stoffel and his high school tennis coach, Bill Fleming. I'm posting this today because tomorrow, November 2, is Brad's 57th birthday.  (And also because I miss all that blond hair.) Why do...

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The Quickest Way To Avoid Relational Pain

We've all had it: relational pain. Angry words.  Intentional oversight.  Passive aggression.  Triumphant emails.  Ended friendships. Whether you are naturally wired to pursue confrontation or avoid it, the end result is the same  -- a relationship that had been at the...

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#TBT — Park Cities News, Fall, 1978

I saw this among some old photos recently:   Our local micro-newspaper, The Park Cities News, had a series of profiles on local athletes and, as a rising junior in high school, I qualified. I love the accuracy of the hindsight:  the family information is correct,...

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