The promise of Ephesian 3:20 (“Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think”) is available to not just a sele...  Read More

n the second part of Peter's first sermon in Acts 2 (Acts 2:22-41), he lists at least four reasons why Jesus is worthy of us following. I am sure there are other reasons hidden within this text, but t...  Read More

Have you ever noticed how some people seem to live with a clear sense of reality, and a few who, well, seem to live a surreal world? The one who has defined reality can live with confidence, purpose, ...  Read More

In April 2005, a year after signing a two-year, $50 million contract to continue Chappelle's Show, Dave Chappelle abruptly walked off the set and... disappeared. Almost no one, including his wife and ...  Read More

Recently I received an E-Mail from my Dad that contained an audio file titled "Vera Whittaker on the radio." Vera was my maternal Grandmother. She passed away almost 30 years ago, and I remember her a...  Read More

"Caution, Caution, Caution" screamed my GPS this week as I was doing 80 mph on the 70mph limited I-75. My GPS has a helpful and annoying feature of letting you know when you are going faster than you ...  Read More

Have you seen the movie Secretariat? It is about a thoroughbred racehorse that in 1973 won the Triple Crown – the first time a horse had won all three races in 25 years.Throughout the story, Secretari...  Read More

As I was leaving the training center this past Friday, I found myself following a burned-out car sitting on top of a tow truck (see picture). No doubt the car was on its way to the wrecker’s yard. I h...  Read More

Everyone doubts! It is an essential ingredient to mature faith. Some of the greatest heroes in our Christian faith have experienced times of doubt. As he hung upon the cross, even Jesus asked God why ...  Read More

Recently, I have been studying some of Paul’s insights into what Kingdom ministry looks like, specifically.Delving in 1st Corinthians 9, Paul talks about what it means to serve Jesus with the level of...  Read More

When it comes to pace, forward motion, and getting things done promptly generally, the Church finds itself on the slow end of the spectrum. So many good ideas never take off because “we’ll get to that...  Read More

In preparation for some talks that I am putting together, I recently scanned the gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), looking for stories that transformed "what is" (The reality of life) into "wha...  Read More