I Went Back to Counseling
            If you think I have issues now, you should have seen me then!
        
     
    
            
    
        
        
    
        Jesus and Levi
            Recently our missional community explored Mark 2:13-17 (the calling of Levi). I wanted to share a few thoughts that
        
     
    
            
    
        
        
    
        At Seward City Hall
            But let me absolutely clear: if you believe that the U.S.’s current “zero tolerance” policy towards immigrants and asylum seekers is moral, ethical, and just, then you are rebelling against Jesus in at least three ways.
        
     
    
            
    
        
        
    
        Don't Read the Bible Alone
            Don't read the Bible alone
        
     
    
            
    
        
        
    
        Is Anyone Following?
            Jesus recognized that someone else could be more effective than even Himself in communicating the message of God's Kingdom
        
     
    
            
    
        
        
    
        2 Things Leaders Do That Make People Angry (Part 2)
            What's next is better than that what's now
        
     
    
            
    
        
        
    
        2 Things Leaders Do That Make People Angry (Part 1)
            Without these two qualities, a leader can tank an organization
        
     
    
            
    
        
        
    
        Jesus' Constitution
            In his April column for the Dickinson County News, Iowa state representative John Wills shared his thoughts on the U.
        
     
    
            
    
        
        
    
        Jesus, the United Will of the Trinity, and Gethsemane
            On Palm Sunday, I preached - in part - on the united will and purpose of the Trinity. Quoting classic,
        
     
    
            
    
        
        
    
        Rollerblades and Tailbones- When to Change (Part 2)
            When my wife Emily and I first moved out to Iowa, we noticed biking was a Big Deal around here.