Imagine preparing for a special guest. Someone who matters very much. Not just someone important, or someone you haven’t seen for a while, but someone who dramatically influenced your life. Someone you love. Many people believe that Jesus Christ will soon return. Some see 2033 as the year, while others believe it will be “within a […]
Consequential prayer favors humility over eloquence.
Praying is not complicated. It’s talking to God. Since everyone is created in God’s image, we all have permission to speak with Him. Our challenge isn’t permission, it’s understanding our relationship to Him, and what His interests are. Here are several biblical examples of prayer that God engaged with. They don’t comprise the sum of […]
The Sanctification House.
Building a house takes time. There are endless steps, all sequenced, specialized, and permitted. Some stages call for machinery, while others demand painstaking, knuckle-bruising labor. Expertise and exertion, struggle and time. We’re watching this unfold in our neighborhood, cinder block by cinder block. What began as an empty lot suddenly featured a large cement pad […]
Seeking the Kingdom
Seeking the Kingdom is like moving to a new area. It’s acclimating to a new culture, learning to appreciate a new type of beauty, discovering new routes, understanding new rhythms for where, when, and how to shop, adapting to new flavors of etiquette, and planting beauty where weeds long held sway. Kingdom seekers see the […]
Long-range thinking.
If your fuel gauge dips below an eighth of a tank, you can still run to the grocery store without stopping for gas. But, if you’re cruising through Kansas on an eighth of a tank, it’s time to take the next exit. Precautions have to do with timing. We don’t save for retirement once we […]
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