Are You More Like Bold Peter or Doubting Thomas?
The apostle Peter is known as the bold one. He walked on water, was the first apostle to race to the tomb when he learned Jesus wasn’t there, and became the foundation of the church we know today as Christianity. Though we admire his boldness, few of us feel awe can live up to such […]
Meet Me at the Barn
In his book Undistracted, Bob Goff shares a story about a time his racehorse got away from him, and rather than try and chase the horse, he simply returned to the barn to wait for it. He makes a wonderful analogy about how sometimes we must stop chasing the horse and return to the barn. In his story, he relates chasing […]
A True Servant Leader
Leadership in the world is very different than leadership in God’s domain. You don’t have to listen to the news very long or watch many corporate leaders to learn that leaders are often selfish and arrogant as they clamor to reach the top. That is entirely different from the way Jesus portrayed leadership, where the […]
A Time For Boldness
There are moments we will never forget where we were when we heard the news of significant events in our lifetime. I was at the office when the planes flew into the towers on 9/11. I was in a hotel room in Denver when South Dakota’s Governor’s plane flew into a silo, killing all on […]
The Love Shift
People should be able to know we are Christians by our words and actions. We shouldn’t have to tell people what we believe because they should be able to sense something is different about us when they are around us. This is not to say we pretend everything is wonderful when it isn’t, but when […]
The Tolerance Shift
Scripture tells us to shine our light into the world. Luke tells us that all secrets will eventually be brought into the open. Everything concealed will be brought to light and be made known to all. I believe he is telling us that when the light of truth about Jesus shines within us, we are […]
The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing But the Truth.
When we take an oath to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, we are declaring that we will tell the absolute truth about something without omission, embellishment, or alteration. We can be held in contempt of court if we bear a false witness when witnessing in court. Everyone gets this, […]
When The Voice of Doubt Takes Over
Every once in a while, the voice of doubt overtakes me. Does that ever happen to you? For me, it reared its ugly head when it was time to publicize the episode of Longing for More I posted recently. It didn’t show up until after I recorded and released the episode on all the various platforms. […]
Looking Back…
Some will tell you never to look back, to keep moving forward, and forget the past. I’m not one of those people. I believe we sometimes need to stop and take a look over our shoulder to see where we’ve been. Not to lament opportunities missed. Not to mourn our losses. But instead to acknowledge how far […]
A Modern Day Babel
As a child, you may remember hearing the story of the tower of Babel where the people of Babylonia built a monument that reached into the sky. It was a magnificent feat; a true wonder to the world. It seemed a miracle as all the people were united in this effort and yet the Lord […]