Leadership… Working Out What God Is Working In 11 Jun 201411 Jun 2014 "I don't really have a clear idea about what God wants me to do with my life." Have you ever heard someone say that? I hear it fairly often. Several…
Books… Back for the 7th Time 10 Jun 201410 Jun 2014 This week I am at Yale Divinity School in New Haven, CT attending the Jonathan Edwards Center's 7th annual summer course on Edwards. The focus this year is on Edwards…
Christian Living Be Devoted to One Another, Part 3 5 Jun 20145 Jun 2014 Be devoted to one another in love (Romans 12:2). Are we? That is the question isn't it? Is that the kind of devotion that we have for one another? Having…
Christian Living Be Devoted to One Another, Part 2 4 Jun 20144 Jun 2014 Romans 12:10 says, Be devoted to one another in love. Christians show that they are sincerely living for God through Christ by being devoted to one another in love. Devotion…
Christian Living Be Devoted to One Another, Part 1 3 Jun 20143 Jun 2014 Galatians 2:19-20 says, For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God. I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live,…
Discipleship Lessons from “Lessons” 2 Jun 20142 Jun 2014 Why does discipleship often seem so hard to do? I mean there are more books, videos, blogs, and seminars on discipleship than ever before. So with all the tools, programs,…
What I've Been Learning Lessons from Cigars 31 May 20141 Jun 2014 Can anything good come from smoking a cigar? I would have to say yes to that question. What exactly? Very well…the following are some thoughts I had today as I…
Grace… Lessons from Snot 30 May 201430 May 2014 Yesterday afternoon I was sitting in my car waiting for my daughter Maggie to get out of school. I had already picked up her sisters, Anna and Rachel, who attend…
Love Lessons from Target 29 May 201429 May 2014 Yesterday, I took my daughter Anna to Target so she could use a gift card she had been given. It wasn't long before it became clear that what really had…
Spiritual Formation… Two Heads Are Better Than One 28 May 201428 May 2014 Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken (Ecclesiastes 4:12, NIV). Last week in my post I Am Not Enough,…
Learning To Be Full Of Grace And Truth. 