When I wrote my last blog a couple weeks ago about “bad things,” I had no idea I would be sitting in church the following Sunday, listening to an amazing story filled with pain, sorrow, and faith. It got me thinking about what I didn’t discuss in that blog—the...
I bet most of us, have had “bad” things happen to us. If not, just wait, you will. This question either opens the door to sharing stories about Jesus, or slams it shut based on your worldview, and that of the person asking the question. This topic can...
When we wake up in the morning, our routine starts. For some of us, it’s the same every day. For others, you open your eyes not knowing what the day will bring, or even the next ten minutes for that matter. But we do wake up, we do open our eyes, and we do live...
I am a HUGE fan of the “Church,” the way that Jesus established it. However, I am not a fan of religion. There is a big difference. Religion has been established by man. Even with the best intentions, it is guided by man made expectations. Religion breeds judgment,...
I saved the best for last! When Jesus empowered us to expand His wealth, He gave us the great commission—He set us up to use the greatest tool we have, our relationships. We are created as relational beings. We crave relationships as individuals and as a society. We...
Let’s be honest, even though it shouldn’t be, money is always a sensitive issue, especially when conversing about using it wisely—particularly for Jesus. Money is what we use to live, pay the bills, and entertain ourselves. However, the reality is that money is...
Skills We all have skills and talents; both natural abilities and learned ones. Some of us might be good at the same thing, but at different levels. Within a group of people that are good at the same thing, each may have other areas they are skilled in that others in...
Time is a commodity that we can’t buy, can’t get back. It doesn’t matter if you made the most of it or wasted it, once it has passed, it’s gone. So the question is, what do we do with the limited time we have? None of us know exactly how much that is. It’s easy to...
Recently, I was sitting in a class my church was offering. The speaker was discussing the story Jesus told about the man who was going on a journey and entrusted his wealth to three other people to take care while he was gone. In this story, two of the people doubled...
The Bible says, “Blessed are the peacemakers.” Peace seems to be difficult to obtain and even more burdensome to maintain. Not only does our world seem to be constantly war-torn with civil and international battles, but personal peace may be even more difficult to...
Let me tell you about a football game between the Big Animals and the Little Bugs. As you might expect, at half time the score was 35 to 0, in favor of the Big Animals. After the second half kickoff, the Big Animals had the ball, and they tried a pass to the giraffe...
Have you ever wondered where all the trappings of Christmas come from? What’s the origin of candy canes, poinsettias, and Christmas trees? What about Christmas cards, caroling, and other traditions of the holiday? Our ways of celebrating Christmas come from the...