Perfectly Furnished
Who doesn’t want to be righteous, knowing that God is pleased with you and that you’ve created something unique and awesome out of your life? The good news is that God has given us all that we need and more! We just need to discover what He’s perfectly furnished for us.
read moreCommunicating Love
Open and honest communication is the key to successful relationships. But what do you do when you don’t speak the same love language?
read moreVacation is Good for the Soul
Everyone needs a chance to relax, recharge, and renew their energy and focus. This weekend my wife and I celebrated our anniversary with a 9 hour road trip, there and back again. Vacation is good for the soul, but it’s hard on the back.
read moreThere’s Dirt Everywhere
In Matthew 13 Jesus told the story of the farmer who goes out to sow the seeds of his harvest. This is often called the Parable of the Soils, or The Parable of the Sower. Usually the lesson is on the seed of the Gospel being planted and how it grows or gets choked out or eaten by birds, but I noticed something maybe for the first time as I was thinking about the parable this week: There’s dirt everywhere.
read moreSeven Reasons Not to Fear
Fear is one of our great motivators. Yet time and time again the scripture tells us not to be afraid, do not fear, fear not. Here are seven reasons why fear should not be a factor in our lives.
read moreAnyone Can Die. It’s Living That’s Hard.
I’m not saying I want to be a martyr – just the opposite in fact. I’d like like a long, happy, healthy, and fulfilling life. Dying is the last thing I’d like to do – literally!
read moreDon’t Hold On – It’s a Bumpy Ride
We love, we create, we work hard, we build attachments and connections with other people. The things we hold on to give us identity and purpose. But when we hold on to things too tightly there’s great pain when they’re suddenly wrenched from us. The challenge then is to recognize that even when we suffer loss, it really wasn’t ours to lose.
read moreA Sense of Being Thankful
I am blessed. This weekend I have been surrounded by my family and my friends. And as I was considering what to write about this week, I just kept coming back to a sense of thankfulness. So I dedicate this Monday morning to seven of the many, many thing for which I am thankful.
read moreConfession is Good for Relationship
When we hold things inside it hinders trust and cooperation and leads to lies, deceit, and mistrust, and ultimately it leads to a breakdown of communication and intimacy. The lack of confession in my life affects how I interact with those around me and with God, I’m finding, in surprising ways.
read moreNo Eye Has Seen It
Lately I’ve been thinking about how different our world is from what people experienced in the past, even 500 years ago, let alone back in the Garden of Eden or after the fall. And I was thinking about how different the world will be after Christ returns, after there are new heavens and a new earth, after everything is restored and made new.
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