I have been teaching as an adjunct professor at Pepperdine Law School for more than a decade. It’s a place filled with bright, ambitious law students, many of whom have had a lot of life break in their direction. I also teach a class at San Quentin State Prison. My class there is filled with…
Get Ready to Dream Big
Welcome to Bible Study of the Week, where every Sunday we give you the free first sessions of new video Bible studies from leading authors, pastors, and Bible teachers. This is session one of Dream Big, our upcoming FREE online Bible study with Bob Goff starting April 12th! Register right here for the study so you…
Cherish Today
Stop Wishing for the Next Season of Life and Start Living Today’s Tell me if this sounds familiar. You’re seventeen years old, a senior in high school, and all anyone can ask you about is where you’re going to go to college and what you’re going to major in. You finally choose a college and…
Brings Your Dreams to Your Father’s Throne
There are many plans in a man’s heart, nevertheless the LORD’s counsel— that will stand. — Proverbs 19:21 NKJV Have you ever zoned out in thought? What were you thinking about? What were you dreaming of? What dreams were you planning to make a reality? Do you remember as a child wanting something so much…
She’s Still There: Fight for Your Life
You have to choose to be brave enough to believe that a uniquely beautiful life is still yours to have. And you have to choose to be bold enough to grab hold of the hope you have for the girl inside. The girl who’s still there. The girl who dreamed of — and deserves —…
God, Have You Lost Your Mind?
God, have you lost Your senses? I’ve muttered those words. Mary has too. We know, because the gospel of Mark tells us, When His family heard… they went to take charge of Him, for they said, ‘He is out of His mind’. — Mark 3:21 God, are You crazy? There are those times when life doesn’t…
Windows of Tears
The closest communion with God comes, I believe, through the sacrament of tears. Just as grapes are crushed to make wine and grain to make bread, so the elements of this sacrament come from the crushing experiences of life. And sometimes the crushing starts early. One day your dog doesn’t come home, and you go…
But Now I See
Life sometimes provides the opportunity to give up something we think we need in exchange for something we truly need. True, it seems like a simple concept, but it took me a great deal of time, and a little bit of pain, to discover the thing I needed to surrender in order to be blessed. It started as a…
5 Tips for Encouraging Your Kids to Pursue Their Dreams
Right now one of my main parenting jobs is to help my children find their path in life. They are all out of diapers and in middle school, high school or early adult years and the world is at their feet. They’re ready to go out and change the world! Sounds good, right? But oh…
Restless Study Week 3 — What Are Your Gifts?
Jennie’s right. This is hard. I’ve avoided writing about this week’s Restless study lesson for three days. They that know God will be humble; they that know themselves cannot be proud. — John Flavel I don’t want to talk about gifts. Because, the thing is, I know myself fairly well. And, honey, it isn’t pretty. My…