Posts tagged “Faith”
Help! is a brave word
I recently met a young woman who just became a Christian. During our conversation, she told me of a book about a horse, a…
It’s not a show
I want people to notice. I bet you do too. When I do something good, I glance around to see who saw it. I…
Preach, Christian!
I woke up this morning to a Snapchat video of one of my adorable great-nephews, Christian James. Christian just turned two, complete with a…
Fight for the faith
A few months back, a stranger stopped me in the produce section of my local grocery store and said, “Pastor, you don’t know me,…
The calendar helps us remember
The average citizen of Israel, even if they are not at all religious, knows more about the Old Testament book of Esther than most…
You don’t want to read this
Several times a year I sit down with different groups of people to talk about faith. We spend an entire meeting talking about how…
How to bump into God
Did you know that the skill of recognizing personal space boundaries needs to be taught? Think about it for a second. Picture the last…
Biblical self-care (Part 4)
So much of our work is about getting people to like us, isn’t it? We work so hard on school projects because we want…
God’s attributes
“Ascribe to the Lord, all you families of nations, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his…
Moment-by-moment praise
A 19th-century writer once wrote, “We never praise the Lord better than when we do those things which are pleasing in his sight.” That…
Finding Jesus
Even today, Abraham Lincoln is one of the most recognizable people of all time. His height. His hair. His hat. His beard. Even people…
I know hope
Have you ever wanted to be Neo from the movie the Matrix—especially during exam season? In the movie, a plug is put into Neo’s…