God Isn’t Fair (thank goodness)
There is relatively little difference between the most ungrateful, wicked people I can think of and me, and I had better be deeply grateful that God is, in fact, "unfair" in this way,
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Mercy for Judgement
The opposite of mercy is judgment. Mercy is not easy for me. My whole character leans toward judgment.
What is that in Your Hand?
What's in your hand? What have you been leaning on all these years? Is it a natural ability? Is it a drug? Is it something you're good at? Is it your reputation (or lack…
Different Parts, Different Hearts
When we all do our part in the body of Christ, everyone gets a job, everyone gets honored and everyone's important.
To Love Like God
Does God only love Christians? Does this question even need to be asked? Unfortunately, yes, because there is an impression out there that that He does. I encounter it in innuendo and assumption.
Only One You
God isn't messing around here. There are no accidents with our lives. Whatever we have received and experienced has shaped who we are, and because of that, we are qualified servants. There is truly…
Time and Attention
I once saw a sign that read: "Your God is what you pay attention to." You see, I believe you can pay attention to God while you are doing everything else.
Grace Turned Outward
Grace, as wonderful as it seems, gets turned down every moment of every day. We don't like receiving free gifts;
Winning and Losing
Life is all about ups and downs. Question: How do you measure the "wins" and "loses" in your life?
God with Us
This is Christmas. This is Emmanuel: God with us. This is the advent - the coming of the Lord. God invading history. The one who invented it coming into it and submitting himself to…
Don’t Let Your Past Control Your Future
Release your hold on your life and throw the door open on the dynamic of God's will for your future.
Growing Pains
The spiritual principle of growth - We obey by stepping into our weakness or our fear, trusting in the fact that because it is something He asks of us, He will meet us somewhere…
Justice and Mercy
Is there anybody you'd rather not see in heaven? What if God chooses to extend mercy to that person? Would you go away and pout like Jonah?
Jonah Just Doesn’t Get it
Jonah was so caught up in his own self-righteousness that, in the end, all he could care about was himself and a stupid plant. Meanwhile, God was having compassion for a hundred and twenty…
Free to Serve
In Christ we have been set free from the power and the penalty of sin, free from trying to earn God's favor, free from the insatiable need to please ourselves, and free to know…