My word for today: New! Life is new today! Each day is a new gift from God, a day never before seen or experienced, with new opportunities, new challenges, new abundance, and new evidences of God’s presence and power. Today life is new because Jan and I are in our new house in Tulsa. Our …
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It’s Sunday Again: My Family
Today I will be with my local church family again–I have been away on missionary travels for the last three weeks. I have enjoyed the time with hundreds of brothers and sisters in Ecuador and Colombia, but I have missed my time with the local church family, and I am anticipating the joy and celebration …
Little Things
I am reminded almost daily that life is lived in the little things, not in the big spectacular splashes. Big projects may grab attention, but much of what moves us forward happens in small, unnoticed, almost invisible ways. Yesterday provided me a good reminder that investing life in things that can ultimately matter and make …
It’s Sunday Again: FutureChurch
The church is not God’s gift to the world. Christ is God’s gift to the world. The church is a part of God’s plan. The church is the repository of those who are saved by Christ. The church is a demonstration of God’s power and wisdom in uniting diverse people. The church willingly accepts the …
Discipleship Simplified
We have misidentified discipleship. We have distinguished being a Christian and being a disciple. We have made it two decisions instead of one. The decision to become a Christian is the same as the decision to become a disciple (follower of Jesus). Our tendency toward two distinct decisions has had disastrous consequences. People want to …
Fruit is Natural–Not Forced
Galatians 5 contains a list of the fruits of the Spirit–love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, meekness, and self-control. The text contrasts works of the flesh with fruits of the Spirit. Some, because of this contrast (unconsciously and unintentionally) treat the “fruits” of the Spirit more as “works” of the Spirit. But the fruits …
It’s Sunday Again: Grateful
Sunday is many things to me. Some Sundays I contemplate one aspect of God and the Christian life, on another Sunday my thoughts take a different turn. Today I am grateful. First of all, for the forgiveness and restored relationship God provides in Christ. Second, for the blessings he provides–especially family, Christian family, and friends. …
A Barnabas Spirit
We give thanks to the Lord for those persons who continually refresh our spirits. Such people are often said to have a Barnabas spirit. Sunday evening, Mitch Wilburn described Jan and me as Barnabas people. We want to be that kind of Christians–and Mitch was reflecting his own Barnabas spirit in his words. The name …
A Book About Your Life?
Just thinking…. If a book were written about your life, would anyone want to read it? Who would want to read it? Why?
What is your life?
The question of the title comes from James 4. James writes that our life is a little vapor that appears for a time. If you were to describe your life in one word, what would that word be?