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…
Walk Through 1st Peter – The Big Picture
In 1884 George Seurat painted A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. It’s a large work that is over six feet tall and 10 feet wide. The…
Walking Through 1st Peter – 16, A Call to Action
Inherent in just about everything we read, see, or hear is a call to action. Sometimes it’s just a subtle suggestion. An unspoken hint that life would be better or…
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…
Walk Through 1st Peter – Wives and Husbands
The next step in our walk through 1st Peter is like a walking a high tension wire over a deep canyon. Peter bravely steps into our closest relationship, drops words…
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…
Walking Through 1st Peter – Like a Straying Lamb
Why do sheep stray? It may not be the most cosmically important question to ask, but knowing why sheep stray tells us something about ourselves. The long and short of…
Walking Through 1st Peter – Work Matters
One of my first jobs outside of the family farm was laboring for a landscape contractor. It was a summer job between my Junior and Senior year of High School.…
Fake News Is Nothing New
Fake news isn’t a new thing. One particular piece of fake news has circled the globe for two thousand years. Let’s begin with this factoid. Jesus tomb was guarded by…
Walking Through 1st Peter #12 – Presidents and Police
Submission is one of those dirty words we don’t want to talk or think about. It seems debilitating and threatening to our self-worth. And yet we arrive at our next…
Prison Doors
Recently in our community group gathering my friend Rick said something that opened up a new way of thinking about a familiar teaching of Jesus. I love it when God…
Walking Through 1st Peter #11 – Aliens and Strangers
Ever wander through an aquarium and wondered what the fish thought of you? More and more of our lives, even our private thoughts and desires, are on display for all…