Cancelling A Debt – Part 1
As Americans in the 21st century we certainly have no difficulty understanding what it means for a debt to be cancelled. In all reality, most Americans probably wish some of their debt could be cancelled. Peter, the disciple, asked Jesus how many times he was to forgive his neighbor. Jesus, as he often did, provided…
God Makes Crooked Places Straight
God Makes the Crooked Straight Not long after my wife and I moved into our first brand new home, I arranged for the local plant nursery to deliver and install a perfect weeping willow tree in our side yard. Ann had always wanted a beautiful, wispy tree that we could one day sit in the…
Funnel or Fountain?
Am I a Funnel? Lived from the outside in, our lives operate much like a funnel, gathering and consuming life from others around us in hopes of finding our identity through the acceptance, worth, and belonging the world provides. This is the natural way human beings live in our flesh – the part of us…
Landmarks Along Our Path
Real, Authentic Faith in Jesus Christ “Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see” (Hebrews 11:1 NLT). Our decision to no longer live our lives as a continual expression of our past, and to fully let go and trust God with our future, demands what…
The Necessity Of Letting Go
Storms Strengthen the Root System A few weeks ago, when I was mindlessly surfing the internet just to pass some time, I ran across a very insightful article that seemed to shed light on the necessary uncomfortableness of our journey of growth. A great experiment in the desert called the “biodome” created a living environment for…
Comfortable Being Uncomfortable
Passing Through the Desperate In-Between As God moves us from the brokenness of our past to a future filled with His wholeness and purpose, we will unquestionably experience times of uncertainty, anxiousness, and fear. Gifted author Lysa TerQuerst, in her amazing book entitled Uninvited, describes this season as “moving through the desperate in-between.” Look at…