spiritual conversations #2 – disappointments, mistakes & hurts
Everyone has been disappointed or let down by someone in their life. Everyone has had misunderstandings from small miscommunications to giant problems. Everyone has been hurt at some point by...
View Articlegifts continued
Last night at church, I spoke about generosity. I think this is an interesting topic, given the current economic climate in the US. I’ll cut to the core quick here: I think that particularly in this...
View ArticleLord’s Prayer & forgiveness
Everyday, we get the chance to practice forgiveness in both quantity (lots of “small things”) & quantity (some really hefty, weighty & serious interactions). Here’s the black & white...
View Articlea gift you can give that doesn’t cost money
Christmas can sometimes be an expensive holiday, depending on how you celebrate it. Given the economy this year, along with the employment situation for many of my friends, I thought I’d suggest a...
View ArticleThe Highwire Forgiveness Journey
Forgiveness seems to get lots of approval, affirmation & acknowledgement. It’s generally held that we need to forgive & that’s a good thing. The tricky part of forgiveness isn’t the theory or...
View Articleselective listening
Have you ever had one of those conversations where someone said something insensitive to you & you didn’t know if or how to respond? This morning I was chatting with a lovely group of ladies &...
View ArticleWhat Trumps Judgment?
I’ve been around the church world for most of my life, so I’ve met some very interesting people, seen unusual things and experienced a plethora of human and supernatural events. Many people in the...
View ArticleRead the Ingredients
I discovered a power bar that I really like, for the simple reason that I can read & understand the ingredients. There are no complicated words, chemical compounds, multi-syllable mysteries nor...
View ArticleThe Jesus Way
“Caught in the very act!” These were the words of the Jewish leaders when they interrupted Jesus’ teaching with an adulterous woman. Ultimately, Jesus told the woman that He didn’t condemn her, to go...
View ArticleWrestling with Forgiveness
Doing forgiveness is more difficult than talking about it. Full stop. And yet, it’s one of the only cause and affect activities Jesus talks about, based on Matt 6:14. This is where Jesus says that if...
View ArticleThat’s INCREDIBLE!!!
We have a seemingly insatiable appetite for stuff that’s spectacular, miraculous, outrageous, unexplainable and supernatural. To this end, we are often mesmerized by miracles, scintillated by...
View ArticleHaving Jesus Relationships
I just finished a really wonderful phone call & I’m enjoying the settled & exciting residue of that conversation. As I’m thinking about it now, I’m recognizing God’s fingerprints on both the...
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In the Moment
Yesterday, I enjoyed my first day of snowboarding for this season. I really like snowboarding because it’s the sequence of lots of exhilarating moments strung together over the course of a day....
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