4 Lies I Used To Believe About God
Four years have passed since a mysterious chronic illness changed my life. I feel like a stronger, more piercing word than “change” is in order. But an appropriate substitute evades me, if such a word even exists. I’m not the … Continued
7 Habits Of Healthy Marriages
Every now and then, I happen across a couple who has it figured out. Somehow, it seems, they navigated the hurdles and pitfalls of marriage and now are coasting down easy street. Marriage looks easy for these fortunate few. They encounter problems. … Continued
5 Practices To Help You Wake Up And Fight Back Against The Sin Of Indifference
Indifference is evil. I’ve tried to make this clear in my short series on the topic.(you can read the two previous posts on spiritual indifference, the first one HERE, the second one HERE). God created you to care, to take … Continued
The Difference Between Healthy and Unhealthy Ambition
Ambition. What do we make of it? Is it good? Bad? I’ve wrestled with this for years. At first, I wasn’t wrestling as much as suppressing, trying desperately to keep ambition locked in its cage. My theology, you see, was … Continued
6 Signs You Are Struggling With Indifference
Indifference is enjoying a resurrection in modern-day America. We’re falling asleep to what matters. We’re becoming increasingly concerned only with our immediate needs. In the previous post, I laid the groundwork for this sin, indifference. Now I want to list … Continued
Hope Is Real In Sacramento
On the corner of 7th Ave and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd in Oak Park, Sacramento, you’ll find an empty lot. On one wall, a spectacular mural of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. On a fence nearby, the word “hope” … Continued
Indifference – The Most Destructive Sin You’ve Never Heard Of
I remember waking up for the first time, spiritually. I was twenty-three. My attention, my energy shifted. I saw a world outside my world. I cared about the needs of others. “I was on fire for the Lord,” to use … Continued
You Can Change The World With Your Words
Words create worlds. Yes, your words. Much like God, who created everything with words, you also have the power to create with yours. Your world, in fact, is a by-product of the words you tell yourself and the ones others … Continued
How To Navigate A Season of Waiting
Waiting rooms suck. One particular time, I found myself in a waiting room after my youngest son, Micah, slashed his ear on a bookshelf. I walked into the ER at our local hospital around 10 a.m. Micah was in pain … Continued
Show Me Your Image of God, I’ll Show You Your Future
What is your picture of God? If someone asked you to draw God right now, what sort of image would you draw? No Sunday school answers, please. Jesus is the untainted imago dei. Even the demon believe this. Who is … Continued