Month: July 2015

I have decided I need to take a day just chillin’. A few months ago I was feeling old, burned out and, well, retired. With much encouragement, like my Pastor reminding me that Moses was 80 when he stood before the burning bush, I have […]

In the Kingdom, every person has value. We won’t appreciate anyone’s value if we don’t appreciate our own. Our confusion is understandable. In the words of Casting Crowns (watch the video)  “I am a flower quickly fading; Here today and gone tomorrow; A wave tossed in the […]

My wife and I watched Tears of the Sun last night. A Special-Ops commander leads his team into the Nigerian jungle to rescue a doctor who will only join them if they agree to save 70 refugees too. The movie has plenty of action and drama, […]

  I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” (Psalm 16:2)Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you. (Psalm 73:25) Who are the most joyful people you […]

You don’t have to read the words in red, the words of Jesus, very long until you learn that it’s all about the Kingdom.  “Every thought and saying of Jesus was directed and subordinated to one single thing …, the realization of the Kingdom of […]

19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy,and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven,where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.21 For where your […]

There sure is a lot of judging going on. Just spend some time on Facebook, watch the news, spend some time people watching.  Jesus makes it pretty clear that we are not to judge, but why? It certainly is intimidating to think about the standards […]

Recently I’ve taken a lot of comfort from Steven Curtis Chapman’s Glorious Unfolding. Consider the lyrics: Lay your head down tonight Take a rest from the fight Don’t try to figure it out Just listen to what I’m whispering to your heart ‘Cause I know […]