You’re Dead to Me You’re Dead to Me
Identity

You’re Dead to Me

“You’re dead to me.” If you think Kevin O’Leary from Shark Tank came up with this concept, think again. The apostle Paul said it in Romans 6:11-13 . . . “Even so consider yourselves to…

Salt Life . . . Lost Salt Life . . . Lost
Walking the Talk

Salt Life . . . Lost

In Monday’s blog post, we talked about salt. Specifically how Jesus used salt as a metaphor for grace. If you missed the post, you can view it here. The following is part II of that…

Salt Life Salt Life
Walking the Talk

Salt Life

Ever notice how moms have to hide the candy and cookies but not the salt? They leave it right out on the counter. You never find a kid stuffing handfuls of salt in their mouths….

God at His Typewriter God at His Typewriter
Prayer

God at His Typewriter

Imagine God at His typewriter. He uses a typewriter because He loves it . . . there’s no delete key because He never makes a mistake. No white-out. No correction paper. When He writes our…

Extra Time Extra Time
Priorities

Extra Time

When I grew up, we didn’t play soccer. I’m still not sure I understand penalty kicks, corner kicks or what ‘offside’ means. But most mystifying is how they keep time. With multimillion-dollar scoreboards and digital…

Are You Blessed . . . or Lucky? Are You Blessed . . . or Lucky?
Walking the Talk

Are You Blessed . . . or Lucky?

Sometimes being a Jesus-follower takes us places we never thought. Years ago, I decided I’d avoid taking credit for the good stuff in my life. If I’m a fully surrendered Jesus-follower, then God’s bringing the…

A Thanksgiving Test . . . A Thanksgiving Test . . .
Walking the Talk

A Thanksgiving Test . . .

One question: “Who or what are you most thankful for?” Take a second and think about it. Be honest with your answer. Now say it out loud! If you didn’t say “Jesus,” there’s a problem….

What Radical Wives Do What Radical Wives Do
Marriage

What Radical Wives Do

The poor guys in my mentoring groups get seriously beat around the head and neck with Ephesians 5:25, “Husbands, love your wives as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her.” Christ didn’t…