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New Article: Grace Changes Everything

A young man broke into a business and did $5000 damage. As part of his Restorative Justice sentence, he was required to meet with my friend Garth. Garth believes in making apologies and restitution. It took several months, but Garth finally convinced the young man that these were necessary steps, so he tried to arrange a meeting with the business owner. The business owner wanted nothing to do with this situation. He was angry and wanted a more severe form of justice. Eventually, however, he agreed to meet the young man to hear what he had to say. The young man looked the business owner in the eye an...

New Article: Navigating the New Year

As we begin another new year, I cannot help but think of Joshua. Moses had been leading God’s people to the promised land. However, just before they arrived, Moses died, and Joshua was put in charge. Faced with the uncertainty of what was coming, God gave him the following advice. “Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. Have I not commanded you? Be stron...

New Article: We need a Better Scorecard

“Is that a Sun Ice?” “Excuse me,” I said. My friend pointed to my new ski jacket and asked again, “Is that a Sun Ice?” It was 1991 and Sun Ice was the big name in ski wear at the time. “No” I replied, “I can’t afford one of those”. “Oh” he said as he lost interest and then just walked away. I had not seen this friend in more than a year and, sadly, his first ...

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