Tag: family

• Genealogies

  So what’s your family background? I always think it’s interesting when I see people doing the DNA and genealogy trees to discern aspects about their personalities today. It’s usually like 23% French, 14% Swedish, 3% etc. The funniest part is when people get thrown for a loop by some small percentage of who they are…

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  April 10, 2026

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  bible, christianity, faith, family, genealogy, generations, god, jesus

• Grace Isn’t Safe

  As I’ve started reading through the Bible this year with our staff, I ran across a perplexing statement in the book of Genesis, particularly 27:20 in an exchange between Isaac and Jacob: But Isaac said to his son, “How is it that you have found it so quickly my son?” Jacob answered, “Because the LORD…

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  January 12, 2026

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  bible, faith, family, future, god, inheritance, jacob, jesus, rebel

• Bricks

  A few weeks ago I had the chance to teach a seminary class at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Frightening, I know. But one of the cool things about when I return to the campus at SWBTS is seeing some of the legacy from my wife’s family there. Her father and grandfather both led the Physical…

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  December 31, 2025

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  beauty, bible, calling, christianity, faith, family, jesus, life, love, metamodernism, ministry, writing

• Family Photos

  This time of year is notable in the Gillum family as the time when we take family photos. As wonderful as family photos are, my main experience of trying to take family photos is a waking nightmare. Dealing with wanderers, boogers, tears, M&Ms and the chocolate stains thereof, wearing particularly uncomfortable sweaters when it’s 80…

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  November 24, 2025

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  beauty, bible, calling, christianity, faith, family, god, jesus, life, mental-health, metamodernism, ministry, photography