Jesus had a disdain for pretense. So should we …
One of the most profound results of the global pandemic has been the forcible stripping away of long-held excuses, revealing how many have long lived a life […]
09
Feb
2021
Blog Tag
Christianity
05
Feb
2021
A sobering question …
For years, on most days of any week I would post the following rhetorical question on one or more of my social media platforms: “Who did you […]
15
Dec
2020
If you could get away with something, what would it be?
Have you ever found yourself in a setting where someone was asked, “If you could do one thing you wanted, and get away with it, what would […]
06
Dec
2020
What did Jesus really preach?
Ask a pastor what topics he has preached on and you would likely get a long and varied list. Within that list you would probably find that […]
04
Dec
2020
Following Christ means learning to live an honest life …
Imagine you’re a manager in a mid-sized company and you’re rummaging through resumes of applicants looking for someone to hire. In the process, you come across this […]
30
Nov
2020
How can you tell if your church is missing the mark?
It seems one of the most popular topics for articles in Christian leadership circles is about how to tell if a church is “on target.” Or if […]
13
Nov
2020
Was this a “sore spot” with Jesus?
We’ve probably all known, at some point in our lives, that quiet person who rarely mentions something he or she finds particularly irritating. But when they do […]
11
Oct
2020
What does being like Christ look like?
A story is told about when the wife of missionary Adoniram Judson told him that a newspaper article likened him to some of the apostles. Judson replied, […]
03
Oct
2020
This is a really big deal …
As I watched what was going on in the park a couple months ago, I found the scene to be utterly heartbreaking. At first I wondered what […]
13
Sep
2020
How can we have the desire and ability to live as children of God?
Have you ever really wanted to do something but it appeared to be so daunting, so beyond your ability at the time, that you gave up what […]