The Cross and the Future
Way too much of Christianity is focused on the past. All of us talk about the ‘old rugged cross’ like it’s the end-point instead of the beginning. I believe we’re missing out on a huge…
Poor Quality and Low Price
“The bitter taste of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.” Benjamin Franklin Really? Was Ben Franklin actually first to say that? Doesn’t matter. It’s true. As stewards of “Daddy’s…
Are You Contentious?
Contentious: given to arguing or provoking argument. A contentious person likes to be right. If it takes convincing you they’re right, then welcome to an argument. Marriages involving contentious spouses struggle. One ‘contender’ and one…
Have You Been Served By Radical Mentoring?
It was September 17, 2009. We were figuring out what God would have us do to fund Radical Mentoring as we ramped it up online. We called in our friend and intercessor Larry Green who…
Too Busy? 5 Questions to Ask Yourself
I’m not going to go off on how busy we are. I’m not going to mention the study showing how we almost never unhook from smart phones and technology. I’m pretty sure I’m the only one…
Suffering Sucks
If there’s one thing everyone agrees on, it’s that suffering is awful. Jesus-followers, unbelievers, atheists, agnostics . . . pretty much every sane person loathes suffering. Since the beginning of recorded history, people have engaged…
Predicting Divorce
Dr. John Gottman is a world-renowned researcher on marriage and relationships. He and his colleagues have probably done more ‘up close and personal’ research on the dynamics of marriage than anybody. In his book Seven…
Tension and Trust in Prayer
C.S. Lewis, in his Letters to Malcolm . . . “Well, let’s now at any rate come clean. Prayer is irksome. An excuse to omit it is never unwelcome. When it is over, this casts a…
Keep Walking
Every Jesus-follower I know has hit the wall at some time or another. Their career brings them under the leadership of someone they don’t respect. The family business stalls out – it won’t die but…
7 Steps to Spiritual Maturity
Part of this sounds like John Eldredge . . . part like Andy Stanley, and part of it definitely came from me . . . I’m not sure. But read it and see if it…
