featuring Rick McKinley “A Kingdom Called Desire” Rick McKinley has been my pastor for the last six years. I greatly respect him, and love his family so much. He’s one of the most levelheaded Christians I know, and has spoken truth into my life over and over again – both from the pulpit and his office when I am having a crisis or two…or three…or four. I wanted to interview him about his most recent book, take you on a tour of Imago, highlight my …
I had always heard about this “Mike Foster” character but was finally Twitterduced through our mutual friend and creative mastermind, Jeff Shinabarger. Jeff had seen my video on fantasy and thought the message of grace I proposed was something Mike would be interested in checking out. Mike is a passionate, driven man and the co-founder of an organization called People Of The Second Chance (or “POTSC” in some remote regions). After a recent inspiring chat with Ashley from POTSC we decided the messages of Love …
Today you can read my “love story” in a guest post I did for my friend, Diane. Diane is the Director of Women’s Ministry for a local church here in Portland. She is also, among other things, a pastor’s wife, mother and beautiful writer. My mother and I solidified a bond of friendship with Diane and her daughter Elizabeth when we spoke at their church’s women’s retreat a couple summers ago. It was an honor, a blast and a lot of estrogen. My friend – who …
I made the mistake of asking my friend, Val to do a guest post for me. Why you ask? Because she is an incredible writer and chose to re-open my wounds to the world. Thanks, Val. OK, I am being slightly dramatic, but it was weird how quickly her writing took me back to that place of pain I was in when we met. I was however, comforted to see how in the midst of my brokenness, when I felt I had nothing to give, …
Can Guys & Girls Be Friends? Introduction Can Guys & Girls Be Friends? Question #1 Can Guys & Girls Be Friends? Question #2 Can Guys & Girls Be Friends? Question #3 Can Guys & Girls Be Friends? Question #4 Can Guys & Girls Be Friends? Question #5 Question My friend of the opposite sex is in a committed relationship now. Can we still be friends? My Response Questions Have you experienced this type of rare, special friendship? How can we gracefully transition the nature of our friendships through the various …
Can Guys & Girls Be Friends? Introduction Can Guys & Girls Be Friends? Question #1 Can Guys & Girls Be Friends? Question #2 Can Guys & Girls Be Friends? Question #3 Can Guys & Girls Be Friends? Question #4 Question My boyfriend (or girlfriend) has issues with me being friends with this particular person of the opposite sex. How should I handle it? My Response P.S. Here was yesterday’s Facebook preview for today’s post thanks to our video guy having too much time on his hands and too much …
Can Guys & Girls Be Friends? Introduction Can Guys & Girls Be Friends? Question #1 Can Guys & Girls Be Friends? Question #2 Can Guys & Girls Be Friends? Question #3 Caveat corner: Do not read my words below and use them as an excuse to open an unhealthy door you know you shouldn’t. In my work I’ve found that it’s often the people who need to be separated from their exes who are the ones finding all the excuses in the world to BE friends with their …
Can Guys & Girls Be Friends? Introduction Can Guys & Girls Be Friends? Question # 1 Can Guys & Girls Be Friends? Question #2 Question If we are always hanging out together, will anyone else ever ask me out? My Response Last year I was flipping through the channels and landed on some show whose title is escaping me. My gut tells me it was The Tyra Banks Show. I know. I wish I couldn’t remember either. There were two “dating experts” being interviewed. I use dating …
After THIS video came out last week of my parents I decided to dig something up from the Love and Respect archives. The “Can Guys & Girls Be Friends” topic isn’t going anywhere – don’t worry! But I thought it might be fun to show you the very first video I ever did for Love & Respect, shot in 2008. And to think, Walter wasn’t even born yet! My heart and my mission are still the same. For those of you opting to improve your communication …
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