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New Books/Reviews
Badly Incomplete
Since you’re committed to Christ, spiritual development is a big deal. But here’s a newsflash for you: Once you’ve added virtues, knowledge, self-control, endurance, godliness—then your development is incomplete. Badly incomplete. In fact, so incomplete that you probably […]
We’ll Leave a Light on for You
At the end of the movie The Emperor’s Club there is a terse exchange between Kevin Kline who plays a teacher and his ex-student. Kline is clearly shocked that his gifted, talented, charismatic student is the same […]
Thrive When It Hurts
A Buffet of Trouble You’re always one crisis […]
“Houston, We Have A Problem”—with Self-Control
If you want to get serious about anything, education is going to be a key ingredient. Even if you want to rescue a dying potted plant, you’ll at least Google it for info. No surprise, […]
Remember Your Own Faith
I have one rule for the small black couch in my living room: Don’t sit on it during work hours. The fake leather melts around me like a marshmallow, and sitting there more than five […]
The Mysterious and Gritty Sides of Faith
The post after this one will be the last for Hands Full of Christ. I had planned another chapter, but I’m saving it for the final book if it ever gets printed. Most people who […]
Holding On to Christ When the Church Goes Haywire
From a safe distance I’m watching the disciplinary process of a well known megachurch pastor. People are talking about the controversy as it unfolds. I’ve tried not to stick my nose into too many forums […]
You Might Want to Look Into This (Because You’re Going to End Up Touching It)
Love is easy if it’s limited to affection. Whenever I used to look at my little daughter, those blue eyes and pigtails filled me with warmth. Plus I liked how she giggled. But then I […]
Wile E. Coyote—Super-Spiritual
Enter a golden moment of Warner Brothers cartoons—the brutal, but entertaining drama of a coyote chasing a road runner. If Wile E. Coyote’s persistence is phenomenal, his failures are spectacular. One of the classic moves […]
