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The Power of Who You Are
No one cares if you are a Christian. They just want to know: Can you paint? Can you compute? Can you run a company? Can you manage this store?
Coming Alongside
We don't save anybody, convince anybody, "win" anybody to Christ or close the deal. All that is God's business.
‘Don’t you know who I am?’
I’ve spent most of my life believing I was better than everybody else. Would you feel at home in an AA meeting or out of sorts?
Agents of the Holy Spirit
We are agents of the Holy Spirit. We simply tell the truth about God and His word, and let it stand at that.
What To Do With Fear
How do we deal with fear? By taking charge of our situation. By doing something instead of nothing
Whatever Happened to Sin?
Without sin there is no truth in us. Without sin, there is no need for grace, and without grace, we are all dead in our sins.
Walking In Your Shoes Means Losing Mine
Empathy requires that we step outside ourselves. Empathy requires a level of selflessness that may be a hard reach for some.
The Value of Pain
The Value of Pain You can't bring a cup of cold water to someone if you've never thirsted You can't heal a heart if your heart's never been broken You can't forgive a sin…
Friends of God
What Jesus said: “Whoever is not against us is for us” (Mark 9:39). Or: Unless
Help That’s Really Help
Question: Is there someone you know who needs godly guidance? Galatians 6:1 says to restore that person, humbly and gently,
The Dynamics of God’s Word in Your Heart
“I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.” Psalm 119:11
Who’s Guilty?
Jesus wants us to see our own sin and not make such a big fuss over everyone else's. Our sin nature is our connection with our neighbor, our salvation is our hope, and the…
Time Zones & Faith
There are two different time zones going on when it comes to correlating God’s will and our experience. One I’ll call My Desperate Time (MDT) and the other, God’s Own Time (GOT).
Grace Card: Don’t leave home without it
Grace Card — grace for you, and grace for everyone else. You need it; they need it. Grace Card: Don’t leave home without it.
Cracked Pots
The more honest we are with our humanity, the more the power of God can be seen and recognized in us. our fragile, clay-like (from the earth) bodies and the immeasurable brightness of Christ…
According to Whom?
Life is hard. How often we forget that this is the way it is supposed to be. We push against the difficult circumstances in our lives
The Riddle
The Riddle: Once you get it, you have to give it; and if you can’t give it, you never got it. What is it? God's Grace.
Don’t Go With the Flow
I just don't see God as doling out ease and contentment. His business lies more in the areas of refining and shaping us to conform more to the image of Christ, and none of…
Wise Men Still Seek Him
It's the only bumper sticker I've ever really liked: WISE MEN STILL SEEK HIM. I like it because it says at least two things.