Christianity

I don’t know about you, but I find it troubling at how pervasive is the teaching from pulpits that we’re called to be “great.” We aren’t. From […]

There’s an insidious behavior among some professing Christians — the sin of excuses. This is when the person who outwardly appears to be a fine specimen of […]

I have long thought the “if’s” in the Bible are fascinating. That’s because they’re so very important! A key value of the “if’s” in the Bible is […]

The human preference to NOT live life very thoughtfully (or very prayerfully) means we routinely create circumstances for ourselves we don’t want to experience. It’s an entirely […]

Have you heard the buzz feed about personal productivity? It goes like this: In the next 30 seconds you will, on average: Take 8 breaths. Produce .3 […]

Dictionary.com defines the word “crucible” as “a severe, searching test or trial.” We’ve all experienced crucibles in our lives, and there will be more to come. The […]

In our greatest hour of need, the worst possible response would be, “No help is coming.” That was the cryptic message deciphered just a few years ago […]

I’ve been a customer of Starbucks since the 1990’s, but I still don’t know everything on the menu. So moments ago I was talking with the manager […]