When Justice and Love Collide
Often I get questions regarding faith, Jesus, the Gospel etc. Sometimes I use these posts to answer questions should someone ask similar questions of you. Today I want to answer one specific question I was asked by a guy who’s very close to becoming a follower of Jesus. He’s trying...
When the Song Fades After Three Days
Certain Bible stories get down into your bloodstream. For me, Exodus 13-17 contains a series of those stories because I see my occasionally problematic, complaining spirit in the Israelites' response to God’s deliverance. (Maybe it’s not just me?) God doesn’t just help Israel...
RETURN TO SENDER: Shame is just mail from your old address. Stop opening it.
I’ve moved a few times in my life. And no matter how many times I do it, each time, the same thing happens. I change my address with everyone else I can think of—utilities, credit cards, banks, family and friends. I change my address with the post office so that...
What Will You Do?
Almost 7 years ago, my family moved into a new home located at the end of a cul-de-sac. The first day we began to move in, one of the neighbors, a man in his 60’s, walked up to me and said “What do you need?”. Not so sure of what he meant, I simply asked, “What do you...
Some Inputs Are Hard to Change
Have you ever noticed how powerful muscle memory can be? Even when you intend to do something different, your body and mind often default to what they’ve always done when the moment arrives. Habits have a way of taking over before we even realize it. For years, I drove the same route to...
Your Identity Was Never an Accident
Hey Everyone, I was thinking the other day about the difference between being a follower of Jesus and other religions. While the differences are many one that always stands out to me is the personal life transformation that takes place inside a person who’s come to faith in Jesus Christ...
Habits of Heart and Action
Ringing in the New Year this year, I’ve made no resolutions. Over the past few years, I have been working on a few resolution-worthy goals with differing levels of success and un-success. And I’ll continue to. But I did go looking for old-school wisdom in Proverbs this week to think...
Rhythms, Not Resolutions
I once watched a 100-pound woman choke out a guy who easily had 150 pounds on her. It was at self-defense class, taught by a master in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. There were all kinds of people there—teenagers, moms, dads, guys built like refrigerators. The...
The Birth of the Lamb: Why the Timing of Jesus’ Birth Matters
Christmas is such a wonderful time of the year, don’t you think?? Christmastime - the season we celebrate the birth of that baby boy Jesus!! The message of Jesus the Messiah coming to earth as a human, living a sinless life, dying at the hands of...
The Music and Moments of Christmas
Every December, a quiet miracle happens without much fanfare. Our playlists change along with our calendars. One moment we’re into our normal stuff. The next, it’s O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, Joy To The World, and O Come All Ye Faithful. This time of year, Christmas music takes over -...