I wish I had a nickel for every time I’ve seen that the Spirit has clearly been at work in someone’s heart ahead of my meager efforts to show up and share with them about Jesus. The grace-clues that the Spirit concocted converged to ready Rahab for rescue remind me of Philip’s arrival at the …
Critical Thinking For Christians
"When I was a child I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man I put childish ways behind me." 1 Corinthians 13:11 I mentioned to a close friend that I was writing about “Critical Thinking For Christians.” Partially in rhetorical jest he asked, …
Tell Your God-Sighting Stories
If you’ve seen God in something, tell the story! Your God-sighting stories have an impact on others. Tell the stories of whatever Red Seas he’s parted for you. Those you tell may or may not rush directly into Jesus’ arms. It might take some time for them to get around to it. But in the …
Made To Be “Feelers”
I don’t think that God is as offended as we might think by our honest-hearted rantings, the ones plump with pain. Emotions are part of the human condition. They’re neither good nor bad, they just are. Granted, some emotions are more pleasant than others. Give me glad over mad or sad any day. He’s the …
In His Eyes
I was stressing out on some stuff the other day. I sat on a park bench to pray and a picture came to mind of what was happening. I claim that Jesus is my "Center," but rather than looking at him, I was looking past him at the things about which I was tensed. …
