All too often I hear stories like the one I heard earlier this week. A young woman, (we’ll name Kailey for this article and her protection), approached me heartbroken. Her dad had been diagnosed with a vicious disease and given months to live. Her church community...
If you’ve seen me teach, you know I use an old school, huge, could-double-for-a-weapon size Bible. The kind that has a concordance, notes, history, and enough extras to sometimes push my checked luggage over the limit. If I take out my Bible, I can drop below 50...
No matter how close the relationship. No matter how long the relationship. No matter how deep the spiritual and personal ties. Conflict remains inevitable. Sooner or later you will disagree with those you love, those you serve, those you work along side. When this...
One of the patterns that I’ve noticed over many years of following Jesus is that often the lower God speaks, the more difficult the road ahead. The more certainty I feel to respond to God in the beginning often means more questioning, doubting, and second-guessing...
Today, in Acts 10 as part of the #LENTCHALLENGE, we meet Cornelius. This Roman centurion reminds us of the centurion in Luke. A faith-filled man, he committed himself and his family to worship, prayers, and helping the Jewish people. (NOTE: Click here to download a...
Many of my friends have what I call, “The Star Trek Calling.” They go where no person has gone before. They cross borders. Push boundaries. Explore uncharted frontiers. Perhaps I’m describing you. Those with The Star Trek Calling travel to places in time and space...
