Progress To A Transformed Christian Life
Read it everyday. I don't want you to find a reading plan, I just want you to read it everyday. This could mean you read the same chapter five days in a row. This could mean that you meditate, memorize, and mark up one verse for a week. The point is to interact and to... Continue Reading →
There are many reasons why I am married to my wife, Leah. Here is an example of one. Leah is one of the most compassionate people I know. She channels that compassion into wonderful acts of service and love. She genuinely seeks ways to make life better for people. She once led the food service... Continue Reading →
For me, being a true follower of Christ in 2017 means... Lots of prayer. The tragedies in our back yard and close at hand call for countless prayers to be offered and questions to be answered. Soul searching. With so much divisiveness and loss and heartbreak that I have faced personally and many people are... Continue Reading →
As I mentioned in my last post, I have a certain surface quality that doesn't immediately endear myself to people. I also mentioned that this bothers me and makes me think of things I need to do to make myself appear more friendly and approachable. But, I realized that this is foolish. One of the... Continue Reading →
"You are hard to read;" "You aren't the most expressive person;""I thought you were mean the first time I met you;""Does he ever talk?" These are quotes that have been said about me over the span of my life, some within the last week. On a regular basis, I hear from people about my "look."... Continue Reading →
Go to a music festival, a 5k, or a golf scramble and you will see all sorts of fetishizing. It seems half the enjoyment that people have surrounding these things is the chance to obsess over new gear, new toys, some great new equipment that is going to make you successful or cool or admired.... Continue Reading →
Eleven weeks have passed since my Dad died. After the funeral, I took a day off and then went back to work. I have not had significant time off since then. That is one of the reasons I am looking so forward to this week. On Tuesday, I will be traveling back to Wichita, Kansas... Continue Reading →
One of our readings in preparation for the third gathering of the Apprentice Experience is The Magnificent Story: Uncovering A Gospel of Beauty, Goodness, and Truth by James Bryan Smith. I am so privileged to actually know Jim and to have shared meals with him and chatted with him about his work and about some... Continue Reading →
I am 42-years old. I now have a daughter who is a Freshman in college. I recently tried to write some things to her detailing what I wish I knew entering college. That got me thinking about myself as a young person and what would have been important to know when I was 20-years old.... Continue Reading →
Scripture says that the one who has loved one another has fulfilled the law. Any other commandment is summed up in this word, "Love your neighbor as yourself. Love does no wrong to a neighbor. Therefore, love is the fulfilling of the law." The sum of God's purpose for human beings is to love one... Continue Reading →
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