One time as a young boy, my dad sat down at the family dinner table to eat. For some reason, the rest of the family had to do other things and young Bill was left by himself. In this lonely moment, young Bill said, “Put lots of things on the table.” In his mind, being... Continue Reading →

Let’s say that I woke up today and only had a seed of faith in Christ. I believed that he was God’s son, that he died a brutal death, and that he was resurrected. What can that seed of faith accomplish?  First, we have to understand what faith is. It is, according to Dallas Willard,... Continue Reading →

People don’t read scripture enough as it is but for sure, they are not reading the four Gospels enough.  I once heard Dallas Willard say that “the Pentecostals’ Bible wears out at Acts 2, the Baptist’s Bible wears out at Romans 8 but the Gospels go largely untouched.” Other denominations have their pet scriptures that... Continue Reading →

Jesus once said that we must deny ourselves and take up our cross and follow him.  Sorry Jesus, but I am going to pass on this one. I would rather follow you from a distance and not up close if it means that I am on my way to death or worse than death -... Continue Reading →

I was recently at an anniversary celebration for a church. A video was shown with members of the church talking about their experiences and what the church has meant to them. One couple talked about how they had been there from the early days. The wife mentioned that they almost left the church twice. Then... Continue Reading →

Each of us has a demon we are facing. For you, it may be anxiety, or body shame, or fear, or addictions, or grief, or deteriorating health. For me, my demon is worry and bitterness. Sometimes, when I am in the midst of a worry episode or a time of deep bitterness, I forget that... Continue Reading →

The need to sanctify each moment is a necessity in the Christian life. Sanctify is a stuffy word that means to make holy or set apart.  Imagine if all that follow Jesus would have sanctified their time and commitments during the Coronavirus Pandemic. If we would have turned over our extended margins, our open schedules,... Continue Reading →

Men’s ministry is full of examples pushing masculine things such as eating meat that someone hunted and killed, smoking cigars, starting a fire, or playing golf. There is nothing wrong with these things and men need to find more ways to connect and build community with other men but doing these things with a little... Continue Reading →

It was 2000 and I had been a believer since I was 9 but at age 24 I needed something that I could count on. I had tried managing a new career, a new family, and a new life on my own and the result was a life strained, burdened, tapped out, and broken. I... Continue Reading →