You know that icebreaker question where they ask you, “If you could live at any time in history, when would you choose?” I used to answer that question differently than I do…
Category: Jesus
Draw a circle. Christians: becoming more like Jesus is your job.
Let’s make a list of the top five characteristics of an authentic Christian. What do people who truly follow Jesus look like? Seriously, I’ll wait while you get a pen. 🙂 My…
Who is Jesus? How you answer that question is very important.
I attended a Bible study last night while visiting our son’s church in the Denver area. We spent the evening trying to answer this one question: Who is Jesus? It’s humbling how…
Hard times. What do we do when life is “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short”?
Have you ever had one of those mornings where you wake up shaking, hoping it was a nightmare, only to be reminded, yet again, that this is real life? Sorry to be…
Both and. God is too big to categorize.
I love personality inventories. I find them useful in understanding my colleagues and my family and myself. I like to factor in my strengths and weaknesses when planning a task or event….
Free at last. Citizenship worth dying for.
This weekend most of us will probably be flipping burgers, hanging flags, waving sparklers, and celebrating a fun holiday called The Fourth of July. No one really calls it Independence Day anymore….
God = for us.
God is for us. That can be a difficult truth for some of us to believe. Especially if you had a parent relationship that was overly harsh or critical. If you felt…
Rejection & friendship.
Rejection. What an awful word. The pain of rejection is deeply emotional and personal and yet also universal. But even though everyone can relate to the shame of being shunned, rejection can…
Finish well.
In my bible reading plan I’m encountering the up and down reigns of all the kings of Israel and Judah. It’s pretty discouraging history. The majority of these kings “did evil in…
He’s faithful.
Have you ever let someone down? Told a hurting friend you’d meet them for coffee and then totally spaced it out? Forgot you were supposed to make the cupcakes for your first…