Autonomy vs. Time
Time . . . specifically my calendar and my clock, is what’s keeping me from abiding in Christ and experiencing God in a deeper way. When I was sick and immobile, reading the Bible, praying…
Time is of the Essence
Our whole existence revolves around time. It’s behind our busyness, our drive to perform, our difficulty focusing. Almost all stress is time-induced. The things we stress over would be less stressful if we had more…
“But If You Pay Me In Cash . . .”
If you’ve ever bought anything at a flea market, hired small contractors or dealt with small business people, you’ve heard the words, “but if you pay me in cash . . .” and been offered a…
Be Happy!
Everybody wants to be happy. Before some self-righteous ascetic tries to make you feel guilty for being happy, remember Scripture talks a lot about it . . . Genesis 30:13 – Leah was happy at…
A Rebel for Jesus
A few years ago, there was a lot of talk about ‘marketplace ministry’ . . . taking God to the workplace. I was all over it. I’d already written a book on the topic, called…
Unsolicited Advice Is Always Received As Criticism
Here’s a principle for you . . . unsolicited advice is always received as criticism. When I first read a version of this truth in Dr. Ross Campbell’s book How to Really Love Your Adult Child,…
Climbing, Sliding or Gliding
Brian Moore, Lead Pastor of Crosspointe Church shared this at Radical Mentoring’s Mentor Summit this past weekend . . . “In your faith-walk, you’re either climbing or sliding. There’s no such thing as gliding!” I asked a…
Balance
Here’s a comment we received on a recent post about part-time Christians . . . “Can you also enlighten [us] how to balance all of our responsibilities? It would be amazing to [be able to]…
Faith at Work: Proud, Secretive, or Humble
At the beginning of each new Radical Mentoring group, the mentor is challenged to spend time one-on-one with each of his guys. I’ve always loved going to a guy’s office and picking him up for…
15 Random Insights into Our Faith Walk
During my post-transplant ‘downtime,’ I’ve been digging through old files and papers. The other day, I found this collection of wise sayings . . . I think most of them can be attributed to C.S….
