After 18 months of virtual ministry, churches are re-engaging face to face. The question I keep hearing is: “How are we going to get families back to church?” With too … read more

Adoption overview  Our modern conception of adoption is much different from the way it originated in ancient times. During the Roman Empire, wealthy families without male… read more

The Monday before Thanksgiving, I went with my son and his classmates on a fieldtrip to see the movie Wonder, based on the best-selling book by R.J. Palacio. The students and… read more

In June 2017 at the #SEL Conference in Nashville, TN, Tim Shriver stated in his keynote address, “We live in volatile, ambiguous, complex and uncertain… read more

My wife and I hosted a recent conference session focused on public school realities and trends that are transferrable to churches. My role leading an organization that… read more

Even though the first study on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) was conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Kaiser Permanente from 1995-1997, ACEs did… read more