Early this morning, I caught myself falling away. My eyes opened and rolled towards the clock across the room. 6:04 I had just begun mustering the will to rise when I noticed something wrong with my heart. It wasn't worshiping. I ran diagnostics on my way to the bathroom. I didn't revere God because I'd … Continue reading Mirror Mirror
Pur Love
No, the title isn't a misspelling. I know you want it to say, "Pure Love," and it kind of does. Our word, "pure," comes from the Greek word, "pur." But "pur" doesn't mean, "pure;" it's Greek for "fire." When I speak of "pur love," I'm talking about love that cleanses through burning - love … Continue reading Pur Love
Apocalyptic Family
I've been reflecting on the mission of John the Baptist this morning and specifically the prophecy about his ministry to families. Here it is: “Surely the day is coming; it will burn like a furnace. All the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble, and the day that is coming will set them on fire,” … Continue reading Apocalyptic Family
Other Side of the Coin
2012 was the perfect year for our family to go to Disney together. With twelve years between our firstborn and "the baby," Jamie and I had reckoned that there'd be a narrow window when Caleb was still young enough to enjoy it with us and when Lydia would be old enough to remember it. Somehow, … Continue reading Other Side of the Coin
Living The Life
Why do people acquire more than they need? Why do we rob our children of an inheritance, ourselves of time, and God's people of our help by going into debt? What do we hope our cavernous dwellings will give us, but emptiness. What can our toys offer, but distraction? We buy what we don't need … Continue reading Living The Life
Motive Matters
In Paul's day, the church in Rome struggled with disunity over whether Christians could eat meat from animals which had been sacrificed to idols. We might tend to minimize this issue since it's something that we don't struggle with, but for diaspora Jews it was deadly serious. They saw themselves as acting in the tradition … Continue reading Motive Matters
While It’s Called “Today”
Nobody wakes up one morning to discover they no longer trust in Christ. Departure from the Way happens through a slow process of compromise and justification. A well-meaning Christ follower might tell a white lie "for the greater good" and then find that she has to tell several more to cover the first one. In … Continue reading While It’s Called “Today”
Pleasant Street is Gone 