How politics corrupts discipleship …
I’ve consistently written about how mixing our faith full of political positions is bad for our faith and the church. Here’s another reason why: A focus on […]
11
Feb
2013
Blog Tag
Discipleship
25
Jan
2013
Getting past the door …
A little boy constantly fell out of bed. No matter what his parents did, the boy couldn’t sleep without rolling out of bed. An uncle came to […]
03
Jan
2013
You can’t photoshop life …
We live in a photoshop (and now an AI!) culture where anything of an undesirable nature is edited, masked or hidden. We’re taught to present an appealing […]
26
Nov
2012
That’s a little freaky …
I’m a freak. I am one of those people who actually enjoyed more than a decade of higher education. I could easily be a perpetual student, but […]
14
Nov
2012
Motivated by ignorance …
When my hero in the faith uttered those words, I was shocked. I never expected to hear that kind of language from him. As usual, he was […]
02
Nov
2012
When is “good enough” good enough?
“God loves me just as I am, that’s good enough!” No it isn’t. God has no intention of settling for who you are right now. It’s not […]
23
Sep
2012
What Would Jesus Do, Part II?
A few days ago I overheard someone say, “Maybe we should get back to asking, ‘What would Jesus do?’” The statement conjured up images of “WWJD” bracelets […]
03
Sep
2012
Being put on the spot …
Have you ever heard a pin drop? The last few services in a few different churches I’ve visited where members were invited to share testimonies of what […]
31
Aug
2012
This can cause your faith to fail you …
When you cannot explain why you believe what you say you believe, your “faith” can quickly come tumbling down. Why would this happen? When you’ve been taught […]
22
Jun
2012
Real life in Starbucks …
Most of the chairs and tables in the local Starbucks were empty. I was in the middle of some complicated study when the three women came in […]