Not for Everyone
You’ve probably noticed, it’s open season on soliciting end-of-year donations for all of us nonprofit people. As you think about tying up your 2013 charitable giving, I’d like to emphasize …
Which Kingdom
If you seek God’s kingdom you’ll become a king in it. If you build your own kingdom you’ll become a slave to it.
From Accusation or Approval
When the enemy whispers to me that I’m lazy or selfish, I sometimes ramp up my efforts at goodness in order to prove him wrong. Which seems right in a …
Afraid of Fear
Do not be afraid of sudden fear…. Experiencing sudden fear is not the same as being afraid. No, being afraid happens one step later if we react to fear on …
Belonging
The state of belonging forever in God’s love and the need to always be right are not complimentary. Those who know they belong can be wrong without fear.
Through Rest
It’s hard to take a few days off. The urgent becomes very loud and resistance abounds when we are pulling our camping gear together, tying up loose ends, and getting …
Two Kinds of Faith
Sometimes faith means stepping with abandon into the next great thing. Walk and the path will appear, Indiana Jones style. It’s faith in what God will do. And sometimes faith means …
Spark
Knowing the Living God and knowing about him are not the same. Knowing God is greater than the sum of all the biblical principles in the world. I can know …
A Horse and his Lord
The horse is prepared for the day of battle, But victory belongs to the LORD. – Proverbs 21:31 Some of us prepare the horse for battle, forgetting that the victory …
The Art of Being Visible
Be shepherds of God’s flock that is under your care, watching over them… 1 Peter 5:2 Just as we imagine a shepherd up on a hill looking over his flock …