March 20, 2024
If you were asked to give a description of a Christian, and I mean by that a disciple of Christ, not a person who goes to a Christian church, what would you say? Notice I said a description, not a […]
February 28, 2024
Jesus warns us about having the wrong treasures. He states unequivocally that we will either have treasures on earth or in heaven: “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”—Matt. 6:21 But that sort of binary statement […]
February 21, 2024
In the Parable of the Four Soils, Jesus warns us about our hidden treasures that will choke out any chance of us living fruitful lives: “… but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for […]
February 13, 2024
In the Parable of the Four Soils, Jesus warns us about our hidden treasures that will choke out any chance of us living fruitful lives: “… but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for […]
February 7, 2024
As we dig back into the Sermon on the Mount, let’s start with Jesus’ statement: For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.— Matt. 6:21 Is this not a fact? If it is a treasure that is […]
January 30, 2024
The changes we make now, in the “Short Game” of our lives, i.e. the little things we change now, will bump our trajectory, and not just change us, but transform us into true followers and true disciples of Jesus. Hebrews […]
January 24, 2024
Like many of us, you may have a tendency to focus primarily on long-range and long-term things like attaining your career goals, getting a new venture started, or reaching your retirement goals. Yes, those things are important. Yet, it’s the […]
January 16, 2024
Where will you be in five years – what age? When I write my age down it is a tad sobering. And even more sobering is the question Andy Stanley poses: “Is where you are going where you want to […]
January 11, 2024
I was renovating houses when I turned forty-five. I sat myself down and asked the question, “Do I want to be doing this when I am sixty-five? Do I want to be chasing sheet rockers and tile men and listening […]
November 29, 2023
The Gospel writers use an interesting Greek word each time Jesus talks about forgiving: “Aphiemi.” Aphiemi carries the primary meaning of “To release.” Jesus is telling us to release others from their sins against us – not because they deserve […]
November 14, 2023
Do you remember the old Tarzan TV shows? The safari crowd is moving through the jungle and suddenly someone steps in the dreaded quicksand. “Don’t wiggle around!” I shout at the TV, because everyone knows doing that will just make […]
November 8, 2023
And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.—Mark 11:25 (Bold added) What exactly are we doing when we forgive? We are releasing that person from […]