One thing I know about us humans is that we drift. We drift in our relationships, our careers, our exercise, and much more: “It’s been three weeks… months… years… since I __________” – and you easily can fill in the […]
If you want to live with the power of the Holy Spirit, the energy, the clarity, and the creativity, Jesus gives you a very complicated formula: So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek […]
As the Apostle Paul asked the new disciples he bumped into at Ephesus: Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed? Did you take God into your mind only, or did you also embrace him with your heart? […]
“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock… it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who […]
Isn’t it true—and kind of funny—that people often look like their dogs? And long-time married couples tend to start looking alike or at least talk alike, finishing each other’s sentences with similar mannerisms? We tend to conform to that which […]
Can we even define the A-plus life? Maybe. But quantify it? No. It cannot be measured because the A-plus life is within. It’s a symbiotic, body-mind-spirit discovery of the indwelt power of Jesus. Let’s begin with what the A-plus life […]
Since the light came on in 1995 (that means I was born again), my journey with the Lord has been a fascinating shift from the darkness into the light. I have encountered many ups and downs, with the ups always […]
This week with the men’s groups we did some mock introductions and I think you’ll find the results interesting. I first had Calvin introduce Johnny, whom he only knows casually. Calvin wasn’t expecting it and stiffened up a bit, and […]
We’ve been talking about what it looks like to have a personal relationship with Jesus, and through this personal relationship to grow to know God as your heavenly Father. Your heavenly Father. Personal. Intimate. Real. Jesus promises to show you […]
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. —Proverbs 3:5-6 It was 102 degrees, and the humidity was at […]
Jesus’ response that night to me? “Will you really lay down your life for me? Very truly I tell you, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times!” So after my blustery proclamation of “I will follow you […]