Jesus Says Repay Evil with Good
A basic life lesson is that life isn’t fair. We’d like it to be and try to create laws to make it that way. But to date no one has…
Category: Encouragment
The Wind of the Spirit
There is an unpredictability to life in the Spirit that can be unsettling. In this day and age, we do our best to be predictable. We plan our course. We…
Jesus Says – Shine!
It’s not often that we receive positive confirmation that our light is shining. Several years ago, I was visiting my dad at work. At that time he worked at Caterpillar’s…
Pray, Pray Again, Pray Some More
Sometimes we treat prayer like the little boy or girl that disbelieves in Santa Claus after he fails to deliver their wishes. We’ll earnestly pray to God but give up…
A Better Me
What’s wrong with you? Come on, be honest. When you look in the mirror what would you change? If you could hold a mirror up and see your heart, your…
The Intersection of Faith and World – John 15:18 – 16:4
Perhaps the murkiest area of our new life in Christ is at the intersection of faith and the world. How we navigate that intersection speaks volumes. And in those places,…
Broken Rules
On February 2nd, 1960 four black men peaceably sat down for lunch. In so doing they broke the rules and changed an injustice that diminished their humanity and dignity. The…
On The Road
There are many stories around the event of Jesus’ resurrection. Some of them are recounted in the Gospels. Some are only hinted at. We often limit our Easter morning reading…
Love One Another – John 15:12-17
Jesus’ disciples were a contentious and mixed-up bunch of folks. The variety of their education, social status, political views, and temperaments is huge. For instance, I marvel at how the…
Where You Look Matters
From September 2021 Recently, my oldest grandson mowed our yard. Now, that may not seem like a big thing. After all, Asher is twelve years old. But this wasn’t some…
Easter Realities
From 2015: The writer in me marvels at the richness of the story of Jesus’ death and resurrection. By this I mean the number of people involved and the realities…
An Overlooked Aspect of Faith
There is an aspect of faith we often overlook. That aspect is time. We live in a moment of history that has an air of immediacy. Information at our fingertips.…