Are you wearing your new nature?
I’m one of those people who grew up poor but didn’t know it. One thing that pointed to my family’s limited resources was the few choices available […]
12
Jan
2016
Blog Tag
Christianity
11
Jan
2016
It’s more than putting lipstick on a pig …
Popular “sayings” become popular because they can help us understand a point more clearly. Take, for example, the saying, “You can put lipstick on a pig, but […]
09
Jan
2016
Are we in this together, or aren’t we?
One of the most popular quotes in Chistendom originates from theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer … “When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die.” It’s a […]
01
Dec
2015
The value of risk …
If you really want to live your life to the full, there will be a lot of risks to take. That’s God’s idea! We so often want […]
29
Nov
2015
Relying on God’s mercy …
It doesn’t take a relentless enemy — and Satan is relentless! — to cause you or I to stumble, it just takes us. Even as children of […]
28
Nov
2015
Is there enough “good” to share?
Is it possible to run out of “good”? That sounds like a silly question, but it happens to be a real fear of many people. In 1980, […]
06
Nov
2015
What’s the daily life of a Christian supposed to look like?
There’s a lot to learn from the Bible. Just when we think we’ve figured out a particular passage of scripture, we come back through it and learn […]
03
Nov
2015
Hospitality and the Great Commission …
Sitting at a corner table at a Starbucks, I was enjoying the free-flowing conversation with a local pastor I was spending time with to get to know […]
02
Nov
2015
It’s hard to wear white …
“The plane, boss! The plane!” Do you know the name of the television show on which a character would say that line during each episode? If you […]
23
Oct
2015
Don’t be stupid …
You cannot have that fullness of life Jesus promised to those who follow Him if you return to your sin and try to carry it along the […]