Left church today during worship to retrieve my cell phone from the car.Máxima, one of the greeters, suggested I just leave it in the car.“Don’t want it to be stolen,” was my reply.Since the church doesn’t have a parking lot,…
The world is being shaken. In just a few short weeks everything has changed. Plans have been shelved. Nothing is predictable. We have lost control of our lives. Having been led to believe that we can commit our schedules and…
Lord, You called us to this battle.Sleepless nights of anticipation before the challenge of the next dayOr of worry and concern at skyrocketing costs and the pressureOf so much going on simultaneously.Lord, this is Your idea. It’s Your battle. 122…
Are we helping?Does the Gospel work?So many years of revival and where’re the change in society?Are people just wearing Jesus’ t-shirt for a seasonAnd then going back to ho-hum normal?Maybe it’s just not worth it. Had a talk with 20…
Diminutive but full of the fire of GodMonica asked for the microphone.“I have a word God gave me for the students two days ago.”In her freshman year she had been so timid and Had struggled with serious physical problems.Now a senior—God…
“Let go and let God.” Nice little phrase.Let go of what? Of structure, of tradition, Of the need for predictability and control.“Leave a little margin for God.”Another fine word of advice.Bullet-proof schedules ultimately will kill us.Planning down to the last iota…
