We pour into our churches on Sundays, lock the doors, and sell candy to one another. The sugar high exhilarates but by the parking lot the high subsides to a low and the energy turns to lethargy. What’s worse is that our neighbors watch us come out looking more infirm than when we went in. …
Catching and Casting Light (Part 2)
“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that …
A good testimony
I used to think my best testimony was when I told someone that God did this miracle or another in me or around me. I supposed the best way to introduce people to God were stories of divine intervention and deliverance . While those are good, I’d say that if he always took all my suffering …
Party Invitations
God is throwing a perpetual party and is not stingy with his invitations or picky about where he posts them. You might even say he’s careless with them and prodigally hospitable! Though I wrote an essay a while back called “God’s Passionate Pursuit of People” in which I developed this in some length, I wanted …
When Being Needy Is a Good Thing (Part 1 of 2)
Every true Jesus follower wants to share his/her faith with others, but many feel too needy to do so. They’re waiting till they have total “victory,” complete physical health, an all-star family, and a respectable middle-class (or above) lifestyle. I propose that sometimes the best witnesses are often the neediest ones. That’s Part 1. In …
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