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Where this all started
We were on the 6th floor of the library in Holland, MI digging deeply into the idea of mastery in areas of our own personal transformation. In this community of learners I have blessed to be part of,...
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Martin, Zimmerman & the Gospel
So I am a little slow… It has been over a week since the Zimmerman Verdict. Everyone who has had something to say has mostly said it. Some have said it really well. There is no reason for me to...
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Love Is Being Present
Can there be anything better than camping with several dozen of your closest friends? The late nights around the campfire, the rainy weather, the early morning sounds of crows, the laughter, the...
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Leadership Nesting
I resisted the urge to title this blog The Love Nest – for the sake of my wife and kids… But I did have one, a love nest. Back in college. Kirk and I did. We lofted our beds on either side, put an...
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Love, Leadership & Sacrifice: a lesson from my dad
Bill Stone (my dad and world class fishing guide) and Andrew, my youngest son He turned 77 the week the trip began. He rode for 22 hours in a van (mostly in the back) that began to develop an aroma...
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Jesus’ Deep Belief
My son Andrew helped plant my neighbors garden. And this year he planted a row of popcorn, fully believing that there would be a harvest and many evenings spent enjoying the fruit of his labor… I...
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Blame: from Government Shut Down to Life…
It’s automatic isn’t it? There is this feeling we have. Deep. Inside us. Powerful emotions get triggered and we feel threatened, angry, afraid. Somewhere along the way in life, we don’t get what...
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We Can Be Better?
I grew up in a family with three boys. I am the middle child. Most middle children are peacemakers. I am not. Those of you who know me are shocked I’m sure! Something I remember clearly from...
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I Think I’m Racist!
Don’t get me wrong. Most people would look at my life and the people I hang out with and never suggest that I am. In fact, for the most part, I wouldn’t say that I am. But, there are these small...
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Love Came To Town Like A Storm
PANIC It was a little after 3:00am when her iPhone started going off. Neither of us were able to rouse ourselves out of deep slumber before it quit and landline (yes, we still have one!) was blaring...
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The Problem of Christmas Isn’t Lowes
For the last several years I have had the same recurring conversations with similar people during this post-halloween-pre-christmas season. The conversation usually revolves around how secular and...
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For Better, For Worse: loving with integrity
25 years ago I wrapped up my student teaching assigment the week before and was recovering from what my fiancé thought was a very convenient case of laryngitis. 25 years ago I married my best friend....
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Mission in the Morning
Was Jesus a morning person? So, can I be brutally honest with you? I hate mornings. I am not a morning person. I think over time, because of kids and getting up for work, my body has learned to...
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The Comfy Room
I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one. ~ Jesus, John 17:22 That’s what she called it when she asked us to meet. The comfy room. We, those who met in the...
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When Caring for Orphans Gets Hard: his name is Abdel
Abdel. That’s his name. He lives in Chad, a small country in Africa. As a family we have been supporting him for the last several years. We have seen him grow physically and have enjoyed the...
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Heaven Is For Real, that’s why i won’t see the movie
Abrasive Alert! Let me say this right away up front, some of you will read this and won’t like it. I’m ok with that; but I don’t know you are. Most of us want others to think the same way we do about...
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We’re Talking About Sterling For The Wrong Reason
It’s still there. Racism is. It’s still in the NBA, the NFL, the MLB and even the NHL. It’s still in the United States. It’s just less overt. And because it is less overt, it is harder to deal with....
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When Churches Play Together
I wrote this post originally for Jesus Loves Kzoo, a city-wide Gospel movement in Kalamazoo I am blessed to be part of. I have been recently challenged by some great leaders I love and respect with...
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Love Travels Far
I have avoided writing for awhile. I knew I was going to write about our experience with Tikumporn (Fah) for a couple of weeks but I didn’t want to face all the emotions and be that vulnerable. But...
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Michael Brown, Ferguson and What Can I Do?
I live in a really nice neighborhood in Michigan. The bank, my wife and I own a 2100 sq foot house on just over 2 acres of land. As I write this I am looking out my office window at the 40 or so...
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