What do you do when you fail? Failure is something we all have in common. And I’d like to zoom in on a specific type of failure: sin. What do you do when you’ve done something you know is against what God desires, is inconsistent with the Life of Christ in you, or is not in ...
As followers of Jesus, you and I have been given the opportunity to participate in God’s redemptive plan for creation. We call this plan “missions,” and we’ve been commissioned by Jesus to participate in it: “Then Jesus came to them and said, ‘All ...
“I believe that fatherhood is indeed at the core of the universe.” I read that statement this summer, and it stuck with me...
During summer vacations as a kid, we always rented homes in Ocean City, New Jersey, nearest the bay. We liked the beach, but we loved living on the bay: fishing from the dock, tying our crab traps to the pilings, and throwing bread to the mallard ducks after dinner. There’s something ...
Have you ever been somewhere you felt you didn’t belong? Maybe it wasn’t stated overtly, but there was no denying the fact that you were out of place. I recently had that experience. I coach my daughter’s soccer team, and we signed up for a little 3v3 tournament. We thought ...
How would you answer this question: What does God think of you? It’s interesting to pose this question and listen to how folks respond. Typically, the answer is something like, “Well, I know God loves me.” Then, that is quickly followed by the word “but.” ...
Regardless of where you are on your journey of transformation, there’s a simple decision you can make today that is the single most important decision to ensure that transformation takes place. In the book of Romans, when the Apostle Paul talks about being transformed, he uses the Greek ...
I was raised in “the heart of Texas” where going to church was normal. I was in church every Sunday, often sitting near the front and eager to hear God’s Word. When I think back on that time in my life, I’m grateful — for the encouragement of my parents to prioritize ...
Every twelve months at the start of a new year, we all tend to think about time — how it passes, how we spend it, and what to do with the time coming up. And so many of us live as if we have all the time in the world. We know we don’t, but we sure don’t live like it. We say ...
A passage that God has used over and over again in my life is Acts 17:24-28a: “The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands. And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself ...