I needed to do a couple loads of laundry tonight, so I was a little disappointed when I went downstairs and found some laundry sort of “in process”. (Note: our 7 year old does most of our laundry, and usually pretty well. But, well… he’s seven. Nuff said.) For some reason this time he had…
Life With God
Rough Week
It’s been a harder-than-normal week, I think. I’m feeling it this morning, the 6th work day of my week. I’m just a little extra tired. Based on events of the week and/or recent weeks, at one point (or many points) I have thought: I hate religion. I hate self-righteousness. I hate sin/evil I hate sickness,…
It’s Not About Church
It’s about Jesus. That may seem simplistic, but I really believe it’s true. If you’ll permit me… I just need to lay down some thoughts I’ve been working through on this. The Kingdom is not about what we can do (with or without Jesus’ help). Life as a follower of Jesus is not about going…
The Dichotomy of Trust and Control
Life is full of options. There are choices everywhere. I think maybe in America we are overwhelmed by choices. We have such an abundance of material wealth (yes, even in “this economy”) that we have probably thousands of choices to make each day. But even though there are so many choices, for we who follow…
Distorted View of God
Now, hear me out. I have a feeling my words here could be misunderstood. But I also think I may be seeing something from a slightly new angle (for me) that may also be helpful to you. As I’ve been reading Genesis again, I’ve been watching for how God is interacting with us (people) in…
The Icing on the Cake
Last night I was discussing Sunday morning worship services with some friends who lead such an event and said something in a way I am not sure I had prior to that. I think the general thinking had been there, but the thoughts came out more coherently than I expected. We were talking about the…
God With Us
You have probably seen the words, “God With Us,” around Christmas time. Perhaps along with the word, “Emmanuel.” In my mind, it conjures up images of the baby Jesus, lying in a feed box. They are Chrismas words. In fact, it’s the theme and title (sort of) of our Christmas album. As I’ve been reading…
The Story of Creation
I have been wanting to intentionally, methodically read through the Old Testament again recently, and somehow chose today to start that process. I almost started in a book other than Genesis, but decided, how can you not start there? I’m glad I did. I noticed a few things in what I read that I wanted…
Made Me Smile…
On a lighter note, on my way home to my family yesterday afternoon (from my work that morning) I spotted a piece of paper with some drawings our five-year-old had made sometime earlier that week. I smiled at their amorphous cuteness. Fun to see what her mind and tiny hands had created. But then I…
A Journey Shared… Again
Yesterday a friend called and said that she had been reading my book, A Journey Shared, and was really enjoying. She talked about the conversational style of the writing, but how it made her really think about the content. I was really glad to hear it, especially almost four years now after I published it….