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Have a Better New Year than this Caterpillar
Here comes the New Year, and change is on the menu. Get ready for all the ads about healthy foods delivered right to your door, gym memberships, weight loss programs, ukulele lessons, and trying to learn Spanish…again. But change is more than a seasonal cliché. In fact, change lies right in the developmental center of the Christian life.
Give Thanks for Things That Might Be Gone Tomorrow
I’m all about the big, audacious, eternal blessings in Jesus–eternal salvation, eternal life, the eternal Spirit, eternal grace, eternal redemption, eternal security, eternal rest, eternal purpose–you get my vibe. These are gifts that remain unalterably shiny. They never fade.
A Strange Holiday Disconnect
1977 was a banner Christmas for me, because I got a Marlin .22 rifle with scope, and a fly rod. I remember feeling the venti endorphin surge that Christmas morning. None of it was connected to Jesus. In
Making Sense of Unanswered Prayers
Twice in the gospel of Matthew, Jesus made such startling promises about prayer we wonder if He really meant them: “…truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to
The World Wants to Teach Your Kids–Get There Before It Does
God speaks to children and for children. For instance, Ephesians chapter six recycles the commandment to children that we honor our parents: 1 “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your father and
If You Won the Lotto…
What would you do with the sudden windfall of a few hundred million dollars? I’m sure the thought has crossed your mind. Assuming you won the Powerball last week, some of these things have happened already: You secured
Don’t Worry, Your Turn is Coming
We follow Jesus by going where He goes, but few people ever ask Him “Where are you going?” We assume He’s headed into financial abundance, good times, and of course at the very end of the trip, heaven.