We Knead to Laugh Sometimes
When you write books and blogs, you pay attention to words. Most of the time, I find myself trying to share serious stuff . . . something I’ve learned or think is profound. It’s easy…
Death is a Step
Not long ago, I joined a host of people to pray for Lisa and Mark. Mark was in my Radical Mentoring group a few years back and Lisa is his wife. They have two young…
Positive Disruption
Last week, I wrote about how we don’t often change unless we’re disrupted . . . unless something bad happens to upset our homeostasis. Sometimes, it works the other way. We’re ‘positively’ disrupted. We see…
Disruption
People change very little unless they’re disrupted; unless something or someone shakes up their homeostasis. We may have ideas . . . even plans, but we rarely move until we’re stimulated. As my friend John…
Throwing Shade
The term ‘throwing shade’ has seeped into mainstream culture over the last 25 years. It means to “talk trash about a friend or acquaintance, to publicly denounce or disrespect.” For example, if I were to…
Sunballousa
I think about Mary (Jesus’ mother) all the time. I picture her standing there, watching people bowing down and worshipping her baby. From kings to shepherds, they brought gifts and stared at her newborn. Scripture…
The Curse of Criticism
“You need to control yourself!” “You’re screwing up!” “People in our family don’t do that!” All parents say stuff like this and it’s usually well-intended. We want our children and grandchildren to grow up to…
The Old and New . . . Far and Near
There’s been a lot of talk lately about the Old Testament and the New Testament . . . the ‘old covenant’ and the ‘new covenant.’ This piece from Morning and Evening put it into a…
500
This is my 500th blog post on the Radical Mentoring blog (550th overall). Twice a week, we load up your inbox or your browser with five or six hundred words. The other day, someone said,…
Blackmail
One of my mentees just went through a really tough patch. His dad, who was a pretty evil dude, died unexpectedly. Through the last years of his life, he watched his son become a Jesus-follower…
