A New Way to Live

A New Way to Live

We are invited to leave our old ways of thinking and living, selfish ambitions, preconceived ideas, religious systems, agendas, biases, and sometimes even the ways of our family of origin to learn that we’re created anew and adopted into the family of God. This is...
Are We Following Jesus, or Are We Faking It?

Are We Following Jesus, or Are We Faking It?

She said I was “cute and entertaining.” Cute and en-tertain-ing. Take me now, Lord. I had just finished speaking at a church, having completely poured myself out and at my most vulnerable, when a wellmeaning woman said I was cute and entertaining. I’m sure she thought...
What Really Matters

What Really Matters

Being confronted with death has a way of causing us to take a look at our lives and ask the question, “What really matters?” The diagnosis tore us apart: an inoperable brain tumor. A ticking time bomb, barring a Hail Mary miracle, was growing in the beautiful mind of...