Lacing Up cleats on Holy Ground
The whole burning bush incident has always interested me. Moses there beyond the wilderness, his attention drawn aside by this shrub in flames, who goes to investigate only to hear the voice of God. And what does God say but, “Come no closer! Remove those sandals, you’re standing on Holy ground.” And there Moses is, standing before God, […]
Sips not Big Gulps Taste Best
I really want to take life in big gulps. But God offers it to me in small sips. So I can taste and see that the Lord is good. I would like just to have it all figured out. You know, what I’m meant to do, who I’m meant to be, how I’m meant to […]
I Will Give You Rest
What feels heavy to you? Where do you lighten your loa
Crying foul in a fair game
From our earliest days, the injustice of getting less when someone else gets more stings. What if our eternal future rest on whether we can let this go?
Making the Invisible Enemy Visible
Life is a constant battle with unseen challenges. Invoking faith helps visualize these challenges, turning them from formidable opponents into manageable entities that can be defeated.
Can’t Believe Your Eyes? Ask to Touch
I think maybe Thomas, you know, the one we call doubting Thomas, was a Kinesthetic Christian. The one who said, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my fingers where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe it.” (John 20:25) (the “it” being that Jesus […]
Takmina Kohistani, 100 meters of Courage
Raw courage full of hope.
What is the Pace of Perfect?
Today I will work at God’s pace. What is the pace of perfect? I distinguish this from “perfect pace.” Perfect pace implies that there is one pace we all seek to achieve. But the pace of perfect seems to me to be individual – in my day, my circumstance, my capability, my moment. It may […]
Today, I kick-off
I just came from a gathering of Christian pastors and lay people at the beautiful Lake Junaluska retreat center in the mountains of North Carolina. So much hesitation. So many who desire to do things just right. Studying. Learning. Talking and listening. Planning. Figuring. Waiting. And oh yes, worshiping and praising God. But there is […]