Healing the Sick and Making Disciples
Stages of Faith
This article was first published here: http://3generations.eu/blog/stages-of-faith Growth in God is something that we all aspire to, but we do not always know what growth is going to look like. Professor James W. Fowler, a developmental psychologist at Candler School of Theology, in the book Stages of Faith, outlined a framework regarding a staged development of faith. It closely followed ideas associated with aspects of psychological development in children and adults. His work has brought clarity to…
Meeting My Friends
I had a dream last night about introducing people to my friends. In the dream, I was rounding up some people who didn’t have a lot of positive life experiences. My plan was to introduce them to a few friends who had positive experiences. It took a while to find people who were interested, but I found them. I did the introductions and the lesser experienced friends hung out with the more experienced ones and…
The Graduates
Today is a special day for me. I have two children and both are graduating from high school today. Where does the time go? I remember that snowy day in March when I first held my little five-pound bundles of joy, all wrapped up in pink and blue. It was the beginning of the grandest adventure. I was now a father. The question most dads ask is, “What kind of father will I be?” 18…