Posts tagged “Grace”
Does your faith feel low on power?
When an ice storm hit the South last month, my daughter was without power for over nine days. Thankfully she had a power…
Hope after an affair
I sat down with a woman a few years after her husband’s affair. After recounting the pain and struggle, she told me about the…
Competition or cooperation
The following two statements are true: Possessions are a blessing from God. Possessions are a burden to manage. Abraham and his nephew Lot had…
Jesus is willing
A man with leprosy approached Jesus with a beautiful prayer: “If you are willing, you can make me clean” (Mark 1:40). Jesus was filled…
The good, the bad, the ugly, and God
I’ve been thinking about Abraham from the Bible a lot lately. At the beginning of his biblical account when he was still called Abram,…
Without excuse
Have you ever had a “burning bush” moment? Maybe you’re familiar with the Bible’s story of Moses and the burning bush, but if you’re…
Our obstacle race is won!
Do you remember Jack Paar? He was an American talk show host, author, comedian, and film actor. He was also the second host of…
Disciplined
Sometimes I wish I were more disciplined. I wish it were easier to automate good habits. I wish temptations weren’t so tempting. I wish…
Jesus will get you to the finish
Years ago I made the foolish decision to try to run a marathon way faster than I was trained to run. For the final…
Your biggest “Thing” is fixed
Everyone has a “Thing” in their lives. Everyone is working through a problem, be it physical, emotional, relational, mental, or spiritual. What is your…
Bringing Jonah back
God commissioned the prophet Jonah to deliver an important message. The message was designed to prevent judgment from falling on the city of Nineveh….
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…