Once there was a selfish man who died and went to heaven. When he arrived he was greeted at the front door by Jesus.
All in Discipleship
I'll Take That
I was given the opportunity to try a new spiritual exercise but after a few days passed, I found myself resisting the experience.
Rebooting
Preachers and other proclaimers of the gospel should pay attention to how this podcast creates an audience for people who have a testimony.
Finding Beauty in the Face of Death
Is it possible to find beauty in the face of death? Can your heart be full of peace even when you know death is knocking on the door?
You May Say I'm a Dreamer
Imagine with me for a moment that you walk into a gathering of people you don’t yet know.
The Dog Bit My Nose
Being trauma informed doesn’t excuse someone else’s bad behavior; it invites you to offer a healing presence in order to establish deeper relationship.
The Fire of Suffering
Can there be love without suffering? Doesn’t love inevitably and always lead us to suffering?
When You're Standing in the Struggle
Even in the lives of the redeemed, one does not have to look far to find struggle and pain.
Jesus Ironed His Own Clothes
Jesus emptied his entitlement so that he could serve others. I don’t believe that in a million years he ever would expect someone else to iron his clothes.
What Is Winning?
As pastors and preachers, are we regularly reminding our communities what winning looks like?
For Mothers
Beginning with Eve, you began a tradition of passing down motherhood for generations to come.
Hate the Sin (Insert "Eye Roll" Here) but Love the Sinner
It sounds good on the surface, but it's actually difficult to explain how it works in real life.
A Prayer for Mother's Day
Lord, God of Sara, Rebekah, and Rachel;
and God of Hagar, Bilhah, and Zilpah.
Squirming on Mother's Day
When Mother’s Day comes along, I start squirming, and I really just want to move on to Monday when no one is launching Proverbs 31 grenades at me.
Keep Calm and Carry On
Long before the "Keep Calm and Carry On" posters were so popular and parodied, Charlie Siburt was teaching us the importance of the non-anxious presence.
An Open Letter to Christians … from God
My love for you is inexpressible, incomprehensible, and profoundly exhaustive.
Why Silence? It’s Inactive (Part 3)
This is healing at its deepest place in the human soul. We are powerless to create it, control it, cause it, or even manage it.
Why Silence? It’s Hard (Part 2)
I fight solitude with all my being; I resist purposefully stopping to rest with God. Sometimes, I use excuses of all that depends on me to get done.
“What Is Truth?”
The question hangs in the air because the answer will come not through the words of Jesus, but through the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus.
Shoplifting and Living Forgiven
Here is what I learned that day about living forgiven, and what I am still trying to live out in my life.