Adam Holz

This week marks the first week of Advent. Now, before I married a Presbyterian, I confess I’d never really given Advent much of a thought. Oh, I knew that it had to do with looking forward to Jesus’ birth, but I didn’t know much more about it than that …

In Shakespeare’s tragic play King Lear, an old monarch slowly loses his grip on sanity and begins to believe the worst of virtually everyone around him. As his descent into dementia accelerates, one brave soul tries desperately to help Lear see that hi …

Trying to figure out why some people find a spouse and some don’t is murky, mysterious business. So let me say right up front that I don’t think there’s any hard-and-fast formula for making it happen, nor am I interested in dishing out a one-size-fits- …

If you’re as ancient as me, you might remember the band 38 SPECIAL. (Some of you are nodding; most of you are going, “Who?”). One of the group’s biggest hits was a song about a certain mistake guys make. “Hold on Loosely” counseled over-eager suitors n …

A couple of weeks ago, I shared a story about how giving my young son a toy I knew he wanted ended up being a lesson in God’s character for me. And it’s been gratifying, humbling and really interesting to read through the comments many of you have made …

I want to share a story with you today. And it’s a story with several layers. On the surface, it’s a story about a toy. Dig a bit deeper, and it’s a story about waiting. Dig one more level, and it’s a story about the Father’s heart toward us. My son, H …

Community. If there’s a word — and, more importantly, an idea — that gets more traction in Christian conversations these days, I’m not aware of it. Maybe that’s because in our often relationally fragmented world, the promise implied by the word communi …