After all the excitement of Summer it’s kind of nice to experience an ordinary weekend. You know, the kind that involves men’s Bible-study Saturday morning, work in the garden for a few hours, a quiet evening at home, then Sunday… Read More ›
abundant life
sloth is a thief that steals abundant life
“A thief is only there to steal and kill and destroy. I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of…” – Jesus, John 10:10 Video: “Sloth, the 4th Deadly Sin,” picks… Read More ›
Life is difficult, faith doesn’t change that, love wins anyway…
being a Christian doesn’t give us a free pass but instead means that we get to participate in God’s initiatives of grace, and healing, and mercy, and restoration,
faith that earns a standing ovation #GoldenBuzzer
When I write about this good life and the way the Good News guides and transforms me, is the truth of it enough to move anyone? When I live, how I live, is there enough light in me – enough Gospel truth – that people are compelled to respond?
the theology of “best ball” (Captain’s Choice)
Our brokenness – as individuals and families and churches and institutions and nations – is spiritual, and it is relational, and it is redeemable. Life is something we must struggle with and we must struggle with it in community.
Don’t hold back! Life is too important!
“Don’t hold back!” my grandchildren are saying. “Don’t hold back!” I was saying to the Tuckahoe Presbyterians. “Don’t hold back! Jesus is reminding me, “live like you mean it.”
“Come on! What are you waiting for?”
What would you risk for Jesus? How abundantly do you want to live? Come on, what are you waiting for?
Living a “Wow, what a ride!” faith…
We are not designed to live genteel, unscathed, comfortable lives. Living at it’s best leaves us muddied, bloodied, and satisfied. By the time we’re done, we should be – at least figuratively – breathless.
passion – for ministry and for living this good life!
This is good stuff! This is what I’m talking about when I say life is rich, and good, and a gift I’m constantly grateful for.
let’s not waste this opportunity to live!
The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life. – John 10:10 I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they… Read More ›
