Sometimes Christians you've laughed and cried with do horrible things, making choices that end up serving only themselves and no one else. The devastation and sense of loss can be heart crushing. Some things to remember though: 1. They have to live with themselves forever. As long as they stay swimming in selfishness, they lose [...]
When the Bible talks about Jesus making a way for us, it's not talking about a path similar to the one a child makes by kicking his Legos off a thin bit of carpet to his bed. Nor is it talking about clearing the weeds to form a winding path and putting down some mulch [...]
Have you let the vision for your life blur? Ask yourself when the last times were that you felt fully alive and see what the commonalities are in those moments. For some, it's time with friends. For others, it's travel, and for others, a good book. We all need moments to inspire us and steep us [...]
Some random thoughts I've had: We each fit into a bigger picture somewhere, so never overestimate your own importance and, more importantly, never underestimate the significance of others. If you always talk about people and say, "He's/she's great BUT..." that habit needs to be loved out of you, and it starts with loving yourself. [...]
Back in my teens, I often ran to the front just as quickly as the one beside me when there was an altar call. "Will you go to the nations?" "Will you change the world?" "Will you obey the call and sacrifice it all?" "Yes, yes, a thousand times yes." It was such a noble [...]
"The first step in asceticism the desert will teach you is purification from haste, agitation, impatience, pressure. In the desert you have to get rid of the 'master of the situation' complex. You find that you are little, insignificant, squeezed in on a waiting bench. No one takes any notice of your needs. Your name [...]
When the Bible talks about Jesus making a way for us, it's not talking about a path similar to the one a child makes by kicking his Legos off a thin bit of carpet to his bed. Nor is it talking about clearing the weeds to form a winding path and putting down some mulch [...]
I did a six-minute interview in August with the Bridge Radio about Coach Yourself with the Father. Listen to it here. If you feel lost or like you have no purpose and don’t know what to do with your life, Coach Yourself is a workbook designed to help you figure it all out. Discover God’s purpose [...]
