The joy in coming into agreement with God's Word and will
"...that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, holding fast the word of life." Philippians 2:15-16 As we prepare to send the kids back to another school year and prepare for the changing... Continue Reading →
"I want to to suggest that, at 41, if you still feel pressure from the culture to say something, then you’re probably not prepared for the hard cultural onslaught that is coming in the next two decades that will bring you to 61. For sober silence rather than self-indulgent promotion might just get us... Continue Reading →
I wasn't planning to go there, but I'm here already so I thought I'd offer up some hopefully encouraging and Biblical thoughts for what feels like a world turned upside-down. I mean it when I say what I desire to bring to the table is some clarity in the confusion, some sanity in the madness... Continue Reading →
I saw a t-shirt yesterday that read "Eat All The Carbs"... I didn't buy it, but I relate to it. I love all things bread and I'm pretty sure I'd be a far less interesting person without them. I came across some verses recently that kind of reminded me of the perfect loaf of bread,... Continue Reading →
"When you adjust, you are dead. If you adjust, you are done. But if you dare to stand, the world will adjust to you. I can promise you that. Not all will adjust to you, but at least some will. We are not going to be sheep running over the precipice because other dumb... Continue Reading →
"And about that time there arose a great commotion about the Way..." Acts 19:23 This chapter, if you've never read it is fascinating. There's a riot going down in Ephesus. Some translations call it a great disturbance, some a ruckus; regardless, the gospel was being preached in Ephesus and it was ruffling some feathers. A... Continue Reading →
The following Facebook post by writer Lore Wilbert is bold and strong and necessary, like a much needed shot of espresso on a dreary morning. She speaks with grace and conviction. Dear believers, something precious is getting lost in the shuffle of our ridiculous obsession with popular opinion. We are called to first and foremost... Continue Reading →
"But whoever catches a glimpse of the revealed counsel of God—the free life!—even out of the corner of his eye, and sticks with it, is no distracted scatterbrain but a man or woman of action. That person will find delight and affirmation in the action." James 1:25 (The Message) Catching a glimpse of the revealed... Continue Reading →
I saw an Instagram post yesterday with a framed picture by a fireplace that read very simply "Fidelity to the Word of God and not to an outcome." The quote under it, from author Lore Ferguson Wilbert stuck with me all day: "I made it as a reminder for us and those who cross the... Continue Reading →
I'm re-reading some chapters of the book Uninvited by Lysa TerKeurst and was struck this morning by this paragraph in which she addresses our never-ending need to be filled, with something... anything... that satisfies our deepest longings. "If we grasp the full love of Christ, we won't grab at other things to fill us. Or if we... Continue Reading →
Into the Foolishness of God 