I am a man who lost faith. Other authors in this issue of Revive are describing the life of faith, the bold steps of risky obedience Jesus calls us to take every day. But what if we really aren’t sure about all of this? That was me. After growing up in a vibrant...
Albert Einstein left us a famous definition of insanity: doing the same thing over and over expecting different results. But his insight doesn’t take a genius to understand—anyone who has ever been married already knows the insanity that a downward spiral of marital...
Never before have we been so alone. That seems impossible in a world of email, Smartphones, and Facebook. But while technology and mobility connect us to more people than at any other time in history, they have actually made us more isolated, not less. Most Americans...
In the process of raising four children, I’ve read a lot of children’s books. Among my favorites are the Frog and Toad stories by Arnold Lobel. In one memorable tale, Toad bakes cookies for Frog. Of course, then they can’t stop eating them. “What we need is...
