RESURRECTING TRUST IN THE SPIRIT’S POWER

In this unusual time in history, our generation is beginning to see things take place we have not seen in our lifetimes. To navigate through those developing scenarios with faith, not fear, will require a fresh encounter with the power of God’s Spirit. Those...

NO WINNERS

There’s a saying in the self-defense world that “The winner of a knife fight goes to the hospital.” The implication is the loser goes to the graveyard. There is another kind of knife fight that takes place in a different realm than on the mean streets of a city. That...

LOUD AND UNCOMFORTABLE

When I was a young boy growing up in a Baptist church, the format of our Sunday morning service was programmed and predictable. In the weekly sameness, something did take place that would occasionally interrupt the placid flow of our Sunday gathering. When it...

A GENTLE ANSWER

In a world where angry memes and gotcha retorts have taken center stage in our social discourse, we have been offered another option, an option that can turn away wrath and anger. That option is a gentle answer. NASA has launched what is called the DART probe (Double...
THE GIVING LIFE

THE GIVING LIFE

Atop a panoramic overlook above our home stands a tree beside a trail. For the last 20 years, I have hiked past the tree and noticed increasing numbers of people take it upon themselves to carve their initials into the tree. It is causing damage to the tree and in...