113: Cigars, Grilling, and Missional Living
When Jesus commissioned his people to "Go and make disciples," in Matthew 28:19, he was telling us to bring the ...
The Best Marriage Advice I’ve Ever Been Given
Sometimes life stinks. Marriage can be hard. People sin. Wounds hurt. There is no magic cure-all that will instantly make ...
Who Will Teach Your Kids to Pray?
Our older son was four and our younger son was barely three years old. My older son began his prayer ...
112: Date Your Wife or Hate Your Life
Life is busy. We invest in our jobs, kids, and future, but sometimes marriage ends up on the back burner ...
A Seat at the Table
You know the scene — that tumultuous environment known as the high school cafeteria. You know the feeling of walking ...
111: Hospitality — A Conversation with Dave & Carla Vanderweide
As Christians, we are called to care for the poor and the widows, to love our enemies and our neighbors, ...
Is it Okay for Christians to Celebrate Halloween?
October is a great month in Texas. There's college football, playoff baseball, cooler weather, and... Halloween. So how can we ...
More Than a Meal
Growing up, food was important to my family. My parents regularly served exquisite dinners on weeknights, and really went all ...
110: Faith and Food
Food is an essential part of our lives. From sack lunches to wedding feasts, providing and sharing meals is a ...
Blessed Are the Meek
Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. — Matthew 5:5 Meekness isn’t the most valuable virtue in our day ...
109: Why Should I Show Up to Church?
During the series Salty: Sticking Out for the Right Reasons, we’re discussing questions related to each message on our podcast ...
Blessed are the Pure in Heart
If you’re like me, reading through the Beatitudes can feel like a lesson in failure, none more so than when ...
Adoption and the Gospel
Adoption has been an important feature of the Church from antiquity. Throughout the centuries believers have adopted children in a ...
Bay Area Turning Point
"It's a really neat opportunity to grow spiritually, to step out of that comfort zone, and to bring a little ...
108: Living in an Age of Outrage
During the series Salty: Sticking Out for the Right Reasons, we’re discussing questions related to each message on our podcast ...
Blessed Are the Merciful
When my daughter received a donut-shaped palette of lip gloss for her seventh birthday, she squealed with such excitement that ...
107: Are We Raising Consumer Kids?
During the series Salty: Sticking Out for the Right Reasons, we’re discussing questions related to each message on our podcast ...
New Life: How Adoption Changed Everything
"I can see the life I was born into, but not the life that I was destined to live. God ...