A Posture of Receiving
As Christians, we know that this season is a celebration of the birth of our Savior, but it's easy to forget amidst all the doing that one of the things he's saved us from is meaningless busyness.
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When God offers his presence
His presence isn’t dependent on our performance. His presence isn’t given upon our successes or withdrawn after our failures.
Look up and breathe
A few years ago, God grabbed my attention as I was rushing from place-to-place to get my kids where they needed to be.
Dad Fail... Finding the Father
What do you do when you realize you are the dad and husband you never wanted to be? That was exactly where I realized I was five years into my marriage, with two little girls looking up to me as their Daddy. I was removed, distant, cold, and short-tempered... I never thought that would be me...
You Are Complete
As believers, we are already complete in our spirit. In our soul and in our body, we are still a work in progress.
Why Would We Ever Go Back?
I used to think the Israelites were a bit on the slow side, but the longer I live, the more I realize how easy it is to want to return to slavery.
What To Do When You Fail
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...
Where Do You Belong?
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...
The Solid Food of Grace
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...
A Personal Relationship of Trust and Dependence
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...