There is a dignified nobility in humankindWe know it when we see itNurse tenderly caring for your loved one in the hospice house as she travels toward the great beyondPolitician choosing integrity, knowing full well he won't be elected againPastor remaining true to...
I’m all for waiting on the Lord and careful discernment. There are also times we need to cut that rope tethering us to the the dock, launching out onto the sea. God can more easily guide a ship in motion than one securely attached to home base. Sometimes courageous,...
Those wild-eyed crazy love activists Disguised as normal human beings Betting their lives on their belief that serving others helps heal the brokenness So alive in the adventure of Jesus they are Making all of us better as they go Grateful for every one of them...
Our deepest fear is that we will be abandoned, left alone. When Christ-followers say, "God be with you" or "Peace be with you," they are speaking directly to something primal, addressing one another's fear with strong reminders of God's abiding presence.
God puts us in churches so that we will learn to love others; so that our rough edges will be worn off. When you feel like fleeing to another or different church, know you are moving close to spiritual growth. One purpose of church is to place us in covenant...
Believing exceptional spiritual gifts compensate for emotional immaturity in Christian leaders, promoting those leaders to high profile positions, results in deep disappointment and injury to the body of Christ when the spotlight burns through the facade. We gotta...
When we believe our church's purpose is to please us and make us happy, then we will withhold our money and withdraw our participation when we are displeased with our church. When we believe our church's purpose is to make us more like Jesus, we expect discomfort in...