The face app shows us what we’ll look like when we’re older. I’m not interested. Some spend everything on a…
Rally
Like watching a javelin thrown through the air to a rallying point, we catch a vision of where we are…
Details
I was jammed up, confused by details, lost in my own dark tomb. Then Jesus flooded my secret shame with…
Not Much
Even our best moments, our most awesome adventures and snappiest selfies can’t compare. Even the best photographers can’t catch the…
Runner
When I was born, I opened my eyes screaming, gasping for breath. I imagine I was pretty good at making…
Snapshot
There’s no-one behind a curtain. No hidden agenda. Not with God. Don’t be distracted by the noise, critical comments from…
Arena
President Theodore Roosevelt gave a famous speech, citizenship in a Republic, at the University of Paris in 1910. Here’s an…
Turn
It’s in the turning. Owning my story, my failures, disappointments, and shame. It’s really true; I can’t save myself. But…
Seeing
The most amazing gift of all is sight. Grace empowers us to say, “I was blind, but now I see.”…
Pardon
Not just off the hook; the guilt is gone. Not on parole, you’re on parade spreading the never-fading good news.…
Light
Fashions fade. Moments pass. Events end. Moses hid behind a veil as he represented what God did and wants to…
Plan
It’s people, not projects. It’s family, not a function. It’s a community, not a corporation. Follow His plan. “We couldn’t…
Publish
It’s not titles, positions, or diplomas that matter in the end. It’s relationships, the kind that matter. The friendships that…
Face
Like when your first child is born, there’s no way you can humanly handle what it means. It’s impossible. You…
Whiff
Oh, the Places You’ll Go! Dr. Seuss paints with pastel colors the exciting life ahead of you. Holy Spirit agrees…
Yes
What I said I would do is not going to happen. I was wrong. Integrity of heart is not only…
Doors
When the door opens without any effort, and when the opportunity to tell the story of Jesus’ complete work of…
Responsible
“The focus of my letter wasn’t on punishing the offender but on getting you to take responsibility for the health…
Pain
Everyone has a story. Sometimes painful memories cause tears to well up. Will the hurt go away? To avoid causing…
Point to Jesus
The simple price for learning is to pay attention. Leaders make mistakes and later share what they learned. We don’t…
Yes and Amen
What I said I would do is not going to happen. I was wrong. Integrity of heart is not only…
Forest for Trees
I’m rereading Paul’s second letter to the believers in Corinth because there is something that should be plainly seen. “Now…
Step Back – Look Again
We’ve all heard it, “You can’t see the forest for the trees.” No matter how deeply you look at anything,…
What I learned about power and politics in Washington
I was at Washington for Jesus in 1988. That huge gathering on the Washington Mall had all the indicators of a…
Be Pro-Choice
How does influence grow? John Maxwell writes, “Talent is a gift, but character is a choice.” We all make bad…
University Free for All
In recent political debates in the United States, several candidates have called for tuition-free university. Let’s consider history before rushing…
Change Your Mind
The gospel of the kingdom begins with one word: REPENT. It doesn’t say, “Accept Jesus in your heart”. It’s not…
New Wine
I believe the reformation is still incomplete. The reformers were not simply seeking a replacement of one structure for another.…
My Faith Statement
Rather than give a Statement of Faith, I am giving some of my story, which is part of God’s story.…
Being You
It happens all the time. When you move from one place to the next, one school to another, one job…
Go Barefoot
Luke 10:3-4 Go! …Do not take… sandals. Why wear shoes? I love to go barefoot in the summertime. I love…
Reformed Theology, Great Commission, and Halloween
In honor of the 500th anniversary of the birth of the Protestant Reformation when Martin Luther nailed 95 theses (list…
I didn’t like animals, but that changed
Do you ever stop and consider where your thoughts come from? Don’t you wish you could just take those stray…
How to find your purpose.
The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet. Frederick…
Hero’s Tale – George Washington Carver
You know the hero’s tale. An unlikely and ill-prepared young person is caught up in a wider story, rising out…
How to stay unbreakable
To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If…
Stay a while…
Where do you experience the deepest friendships? There’s something about the table, sitting with family, friends, and especially strangers welcomed…
When your degree doesn’t matter
Wil Schroter, CEO at Startups.com writes, “Your degree is just the most expensive piece of artwork from your past.” Ouch!…
13 Reasons
I recently watched 13 Reasons on Netflix. I recoiled at first. I am one of the few who didn’t read the…
Tomorrowland
On a flight from Singapore to Tokyo, my conversation with the man sitting next to me took a sad turn.…
Fork in the Road
Someone said, “When you come to the fork in the road, take it.” A while back Mary and I were…
Overcoming Fear
Have you ever taken a personality test? Have you assessed your spiritual or motivational gifts? Darrow Miller, the author of…
What is Youth With A Mission?
Pretty cool. #ywam