“Steps To Peace With God”, a variation of the “Four Spiritual Laws” tract so popular in the 1970’s, was laying on the dining room table when 18 year-old Bill picked it up and began thumbing through it. His mom had recently started attending a neighborhood Bible study, and she’d occasionally drop a tract or two…

and now…there is time to sit on a swing next to a little one and listen for the sound of what comes next. I’ll let you know what I hear. Transition in progress. More to come. Photo courtesy of my talented son Jacob Van Loon, photographer and illustrator extraordinare.

Intercessors who attend liturgical churches – this question is for you: As part of our Sunday morning liturgy, we have a time for guided corporate prayer. A person from the congregation leads us in praying for the needs of leaders, the congregation, the nations of the world. The scripted prayers read by the leader are…

In honor of International Women’s Day, uber-blogger Julie Clawson has invited faith bloggers to post something about the impact women in the Bible have had on the kingdom…on each one of us. My story comes from my first book, Parablelife: Living the stories Jesus told in real time, and though this woman described below resides…

“These troubling economic times are an unprecedented opportunity for the Gospel.” This sentiment bugs me. And I think I have figured out why. I have been hearing variations of these words for the last few months. It is true that as our culture’s false gods of materialism, greed and pride are being exposed as modern-era…

I’d been driving around with the box for the last few days. It was a gray shoebox, imprinted with wedding words on the cover, and decorated with a sheer white wire ribbon. “Can you be there at 10 a.m. on Saturday, and give this box to her?” I assured the focused young man that I…