Journeying to the heart of what is true
I worry sometimes that I might be losing my religion--every time I read of another church scandal: theologies untethered to Biblical truth, financial or personal corruption by leaders, and in many cases downright lawlessness. Yet these same halls echo with voices proclaiming the knowledge and love of God, encouraging we the people to turn away [...]
If there is one word that has been used to describe me most often it's been busy. And this year, I'm determined to change that. For awhile busy meant full and even fulfilled as we did the work of raising four children who were all two years apart while working part-time, writing, working out...and, oh [...]
God's been stitching a number of teachings together for me recently into this one: Love the person I put right in front of you. It's is the answer to God's purpose and plan for my life. It's the question Jesus will ask in my life review when my days are over. It's the example of [...]
I don't believe I have read a more compelling, faith-inspiring contemporary book than Imagine Heaven by John Burke. Heaven is not something I've spent much time thinking about during my faith walk; truth be told, I've often discounted it because it seemed like cheap grace to live this life on the promise of a future, [...]
Happy New Year! Do you have a word for the year? It's my favorite and most enduring approach to a new year's resolution (and it's only a four-year-old tradition). Year one, 2016, my word was brokenhearted. As I immersed myself in researching and writing Denial, God led me to write a book to help heal those [...]
Pursued by enemies who seek to destroy him in body and spirit, yet David praises the Lord! Seed his beautiful words in your heart this morning. In the midst of whatever struggles you face today, know that God is with you, God is for you and most importantly of all, GOD LOVES YOU!
Where is God when a shooter takes a dozen innocent lives or when predators exploit innocent children? How do we make sense of evil in our world?
Jesus loved and healed the physically impoverished, and rebuked, forgave and dined with the spiritually poor. If we are to follow him we must grow a heart for everyone.
What if the most powerful evangelism is to love those who don't love you or who instead do wrong to you? God's lessons to a reluctant student.
