Wounds from a Friend
Some of us are more comfortable with confrontation than others. No matter our comfort levels, there are times when confrontation is the most loving thing we can do for another person.
Category: Devotionals
Evangelism Step One: Just Show Up
I got a promotion years ago. It was a big deal, but not big enough for me to stop being myself. I acutely remember attending my first meeting with a few leaders I had looked up to for a long time....
From Generation To Generation
Growing up, on the last day of the year, my mom would gather us up in her room around 11:55 p.m. to pray in the new year. While the rest of the world was out and about partying or anticipating the...
Ask for It
The stories in the gospels always amaze me. Here you have this blind man named Bartimaeus on the side of the road wanting desperately to be healed.
The Master Gardener
Did you know that making good soil takes work? Gardening has become an intense hobby for me over the last few years, and I have learned that keeping the plants in a garden healthy requires the right...
Not Keeping Up with the Joneses
We’ve all heard it said, “Comparison is the thief of joy.” And yet, this doesn’t keep many of us from pursuing lives that mirror ones from others we admire or worse, idolize.
One of His Kids
Have you ever been a name-dropper? I am embarrassed to say I have. Although I didn’t realize it at the time, before knowing Jesus, meeting a celebrity or being related to someone accomplished in...
Three Cheers to the Newborn King of Kings
Waiting for Christmas Day is hard, but it’s nothing compared to God’s people waiting thousands of years for the Messiah to be born.
When You’re Stuck in a Spiritual Rut
I’ll never forget the day I ended up spinning my tires on ice at the bottom of the hill near my home. It was the morning rush, and as the cars ahead of me moved forward, I was trapped and going...