Jesus came to earth because of our desperate need, but He also was compelled by His deep love for you and me. Love is what drove Him to the cross. A strong connection between loving and giving Take a moment to reflect on the words Jesus shared with Nicodemus during their nighttime conversation, “God so loved the…
When you lose your why, you lose your way. This is true on so many levels. When you lose the why of your purpose, you lose your way and seek purpose in lesser things. When you lose the why of your marriage, you lose your way and drift into selfishness or cynicism. When you lose…
With all of the buzz about ChatGPT, I decided to try it out. In case you don’t know, ChatGPT, according to Google, ‘works like a written dialogue between an Artificial Intelligence system and the person asking questions.’ In other words, we can pose questions or make requests of ChatGPT and the answers/results are the product…
My friend and I sat down together on my back porch. We had a situation that created some serious tension, mostly on my part. I was angry. I didn’t agree with what happened and was really struggling with it. Gratefully, both of believe in fighting for relationship and being in unity with each other. I’m…
Talk “Once Jesus was in a certain place praying. As He finished, one of His disciples came to Him and said, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.””Luke 11:1 I grew up in a Christian home. We went to church religiously. My grandfather was a pastor. My mother was the church…
“For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, as I am fully known.”1 Corinthians 13:12 (CSB) So many times in the church-world we can get myopic in our understanding of what Jesus has called us to do. Between…
Another objection to following Jesus’ model goes like this: “Okay, Jesus may have had a plan, but he’s JESUS…I’m not. There is no way I can do what Jesus did.” Underneath that objection is a faulty Christology. Most pastors embrace the truth that Jesus is fully God. Colossians 1.15-17 states it clearly. “He(Jesus) is the image of the invisible God,…
The very first discipleship group I ever led met once a week in the basement of my parent’s home. I lived there at the time, and they allowed me to have a group of five guys come over each week to invade their house and hang out in the basement for an hour or two. …
Five years ago, Sarah* and I traveled with two African teammates for two days over bad roads to a town in a remote corner of West Africa. It was hot and dusty, and our vehicle had no air conditioning. We had a tire blow out one night on a remote stretch of road. But it…
I have been in ministry for over forty years and I have been the pastor of one local church for almost thirty-four years. Being in ministry that long means some things get really old, besides the pastor! Certain tasks get old. Some meetings get old. Complaints and criticisms get old. Certainly, you can understand why…
Among the Maasai People in East Africa, older men (those over 50) live outside, tending their cattle. They rarely enter buildings and would never consider entering a church building. For years, missionaries visited the Maasai to preach to them. The men were skeptical and felt foreigners had an agenda to convert them from their way…
A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away . . . I was an art student. In fact, I was once certified to teach art in grades K-12. Why didn’t I pursue this career? A deciding factor was a grade on a watercolor painting. The painting was a collection of nondescript bottles gathered…
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