Recently I came across a study that said that men over 35 who could do 40 consecutive push-ups were at a lower risk of heart failure. Doctors were considering using this Push-Up Test as a diagnostic of men’s cardiovascular health. I immediately asked myself if I could do 40 push-ups without stopping, so I tested... Continue Reading →

The Face of Christianity is Jesus. I feel like Captain Obvious making this point but peruse Church websites, Christian Twitter, or the Nightly News’ reporting on Christianity and tell me if you see Jesus front and center? There is no Christianity without Christ; he is the face of the faith. Just as Michael Jordan was... Continue Reading →

I don’t pretend to get many words from God but I do sometimes come across a feeling or an inspiration or an opening up that makes sense and is surprising and doesn’t seem to come from my limited thoughts. Three words have come to me recently and they have given me a way to pray... Continue Reading →

When I am driving around with my daughters in the car we play Juke Box. We connect someone’s phone to the car’s bluetooth and each person in the car gets a turn picking a song.  The technology works fairly well as we try to que up our songs on Spotify but one time things went... Continue Reading →

I want you to imagine with me that God is nearer to you than the air that you breathe. That his presence resides even inside of you. That his love is attached to you and nothing can get it off of you. That God is doing what he wants done in you and around you.... Continue Reading →

In his book The Divine Conspiracy, Dallas Willard states that, “the aim of the popular teacher in Jesus’ time was not to impart information but to make a significant change in the lives of the hearers...it is a peculiarly modern notion that the aim of teaching is to bring people to know things that may... Continue Reading →

The voice I heard told me to stop running and to pause. Then it told me to let pass whatever was coming in my field of vision or minds eye, to let myself take in the moment and whatever came my way. Then splat. My head did not just pass through a low hanging branch... Continue Reading →

Paul has a prayer for the church of Ephesus that took my breath away when I heard it the other day. Here is the prayer:  I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit[f] of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.... Continue Reading →

My opinion doesn’t really matter. How I feel often leads to poor judgement. My assumptions are often wrong. My moods frequently show I am just tired and not experiencing some wrong inflicted on me from others. My desires will never be satisfied if they are most important. So, what is the alternative? You may think... Continue Reading →

Nicodemus questions Jesus. The Rich Young Ruler has a question he needs answered. The disciples question how to pray, the meaning of parables, and an assortment of misunderstandings of Jesus’ teachings. Jesus spends so much of his time being quizzed and questioned. The Pharisees keep trying to trap him, the disciples are consistently not getting... Continue Reading →