If we’re willing to compare ourselves to our “Exemplary Samaritan,” we have to admit that there’s plenty of room––Grand Canyon-sized room––for us to improve. Since our resemblance to him is murky at best, the status of “Good Samaritan” seems a little too lofty to take on. So, let’s at least aspire to the rank of …
Nothing but the Presence Will Do
God had told Moses that he would send an angel before the people as they battle their way into the Promised Land.[i] Most of us would be elated to have a commanding angel marching out in front of us! Evidently, Moses wasn’t satisfied. While an angel would be splendid, he wanted something (Someone) much more. …
Missional, Merciful, Worshipful: An Introduction
This is the introductory chapter of the book. You can listen to the 7-minute audio (above) and/or read the text (below). I hope you'll get the rest of the "Pay What You Can" book here. All the proceeds go to a very worthy cause. Fans of the game of baseball fawn over the “five-tool player.” …
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Don’t Take the Bait!
Not that many years ago a guy driven by a demonic compulsion to discredit me stood in the middle of a group of friends of mine, accused me of things of which I was not guilty, and goaded me to fight him on the spot! Yes, fight, as in punch it out! His motive wasn’t …
Look Through This Lens
One’s worldview is the lens through which they view the world around them. What lens do you use with people who are ethnically, economically, politically, or spiritually different from you? What determines the value you place on other people? Is it your political party, your ethnic identity, the region in which you live, or your …
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