Don’t get so upset; just relax. Telling a person to relax is like walking by someone stuck in a tree and telling them to just get down. They would probably get down if they could, but they are stuck. No one wants to be stressed...
Even when you are not looking for a sign, one comes along and punches you in the mouth to get your attention. This exact thing happened to me last Sunday. I did not get punched in the mouth, but it felt like it. On Sunday morning,...
We should thank God faith does not work like the Iowa caucuses! Now for politics, caucusing works just fine, although the events of this week might suggest otherwise. I will give the Iowans their due, it is an interesting approach. I admit that I have never...
Nothing you have ever done matters. Yes, you read that correctly. Nothing you do matters. The philosophy of Nihilism suggests that nothing matters because life is meaningless. There is no objective meaning in the lives we lead, nor is there a moral truth. It sounds shocking...
The fastest growing church in the world is in the United States! Wait…no…I misread that. Apparently we are leading in the declining category and not the growth one. The country that is leading the growth rate list would surprise you. Iran is the fastest growing church...
I sprained my ankle on Monday. I was running through a clearing on a trail covered by leaves, and it was a beautiful day. I was enjoying myself. I was nearly home when I stepped on a hidden root or rock—a stumbling block (to use...
Many of us are familiar with the old saying, “You can’t take it with you.” But you might not have heard this one, “You won’t need that when you’re dead.” I doubt it will catch on, because the words don’t really flow off the tongue...
It seems like the world is falling apart. No, really. North Korea is launching…whatever they did this time. Foreign nationals, our government is training to fly airplanes, are shooting American service members on our own bases, in country. Volcanoes are erupting. And do not get...
It is time to make some changes and stop wasting your life. I know that is commonly a message for January 1st and New Year’s resolutions, but why wait? Seriously. We need to stop waiting for life to begin or to change something that needs...
If the thought of leaving this life for eternity with Jesus scares you, your security may be coming from the wrong source. I do not believe anyone in a healthy frame of mind desires death, but I also believe we should not be afraid of...
Every…single…moral failing in the Church has nothing to do with the Church. People fail. Families fail. Nations fail. The world is fallen and failing. The Church does not fail; it cannot fail. A relatively famous Christian comedian suffered a moral failing recently. John Crist has gotten...
Perception is reality…until it isn’t. People are always trying to tell us that we must be concerned with…dare I say, focused on…perception. Our motives…our content…our intentions…none of that matters. The only thing that matters is how others perceive us. When you send a text message or...
The Devil loves the way we do business. When the Devil starts to doubt his success or abilities, all he needs to do is open Twitter. Every negative emotion or thought seems to be expressed right there on a digital canvas. Things people would never...
If you are getting exhausted chasing after a goal, you may be doing it wrong. What?! How dare you?! …you may be thinking those or other less gentile thoughts. You may be saying I work hard…or I do what I am supposed to do…or it...
The movement Jesus started 2,000 years ago is long gone, but it does not have to be. I was given a great gift recently by taking part in the FCA Eurasia conference in Kyiv, Ukraine. I honestly had no idea what to expect, but that...