OLD MEN HITTING HOMERS

Too many older saints have stepped off the field of play and checked out thinking age is a restriction regarding their service in God’s Kingdom. That’s just what hell wants us to think as we grow older. It removes us from a place of service where we can offer the...

THE FIRING LINE OF TRUTH

This morning, I saw the image of a firing squad. Normally, that image would be depressing, depicting death. It was not about death, it was truth being fired in love into the heart of darkness. It brought life. Truth, when spoken in love, becomes a projectile of hope...

FALSELY ACCUSED

If we live long enough we will eventually be falsely accused of something. It’s a shock when this happens, especially regarding people who we thought should know better. These accusations can be tossed out when a misunderstanding happens, a perceived betrayal...
LEAVING OUR MARK

LEAVING OUR MARK

For over 20 years, I have hiked all the trails above our town thinking I knew just about all there was to know about the trails until a recent hike. I was hiking along a trail just outside of town when I happened to look down and saw something I had missed all these...

WHEN IT’S TIME FOR A MAKEOVER

When it’s time to do a makeover of any aspect of our lives, whether it is physical, relational, or spiritual, timing is everything. Makeovers have a window of possibility attached to them that requires a specific timing not always present when the desire for change is...

ROCKING THE BOAT

In the last few years, I’ve sensed a rise in cautionary words for the Church. A word of caution is not always warm and fuzzy, especially when it disrupts the status quo of our assumptions. When our lives seem stable and prospering, we don’t want to think of any...