As we head into a week of Thanksgiving let us dwell on the fact that we are all connected. Each person… each animal… each blade of grass contains the work of our God. As the ones made in his image, we bare his heart and soul within every human being on the planet. No matter…
We live in a country that is divided. Not since the civil war has there been so much division. The Christ I love is about unity. As we celebrate the coming of our Savior my thoughts turn to nothing but his arrival. The Christ that came to save us is about love. When Jesus came…
She came to me distraught, with her mind racing in a million directions. Her brain, had let her problems overcome her thoughts, and she was sure there was no way out. She was sure her life would be ruined. Our thoughts… those waves of emotion that travel nonstop through our mind, control not only our…
Every christian generation has its prejudice. In the past in has been Jews – African Americans – Women – Non white immigrants – LGBTQ and so many more. If they are different, then those children of God are open for hatred and ridicule. Consider the following: ••• 83% of LGBTQ folks come from christian homes….
She laughs at me when I bring up the list! I have a list of questions to ask God when I see him. Questions about so many things I simply don’t understand. Questions about the human spirit and the ways of his children. Why as Christians are we so addicted to what we believe to…
I don’t like many sports. I don’t see why there is a need to cheer for one team, while desiring something bad for the other. I don’t see the need to feel superior, simply because on a given day I performed better than the other guy. I don’t have a single competitive bone in my…
Our conversation was about growing spiritually. So many are caught between how they were raised, and the truth of knowing a God beyond that. I hear people say “the bible does not change”! The words don’t change, but our understanding should. Hopefully we live, grow, and study in an effort to look beyond the words. Only…
It was mothers day and I wanted to hear one of the best preachers I have ever known. We drove across town to sit with my mom and dad and prepared for a sermon that would bring chills to my heart. Instead this man, whom I love dearly, got up to profess his addiction to…
If the version of Christianity we are proclaiming does not prioritize liberation for the marginalized then it is not of Jesus Christ. Two thousand times in scripture references are made to caring for the poor, marginalized, immigrants, and disregarded by society. If we love him then we will love these. If your self proclaimed judgement…
Friday… is the day that we reserve for each other. Friday is the day when we let the cares of the week scatter like leaves in the wind, and we devote our time to each other. Her question was very simple: “Do You Love Me?”. My beautiful wife while sitting at a red light, on…