Christmas Returns
Each December God’s people return. We return to The Story. We revisit the manger. Tucked into Luke 8 is an account of Jesus returning to a seaside community where he frequently gathered to teach, reach, help, and …
The Ring and Robe Await!
How low can you go? For many of us, it can be very low, then some. We are good people. High capacity. But something is wrong. When we are out of alignment in some area – living …
Restoration Road
Roads take us from one place to another. In the Bible, I think about the trek across the Red Sea on dry ground. The road to Emmaus that first day of Easter. The valley of the shadow …
Easter: A Sign for All Time
Luke 19 reminds us that as Jesus approached Jerusalem the week before he died, he wept. “If you, even you, had known on this day what would bring you peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes …
14 Ideas to Combat Cortisol
The definition of insanity has played a part in altering the terrain of my life and heart on a number of occasions. Have you ever heard it? The definition of insanity is doing what you’ve always done, but expecting different results. The …
What AA Taught Me
More than three decades ago I attended my first open AA meeting with someone I loved. I was only 16, but it changed my life. There I sat, for the first time in my life, with a …
Hard Happens
Hard happens. When it does, it’s important to pause. Jesus did. When he got word of his cousin’s death, Jesus took off to be alone – to be quiet and alone. When Jesus heard what had happened, …
Death March
When blind, South American army ants get lost, they follow the pack. Sometimes they end up going in circles, marching to their death. Refusing to rest, they die of exhaustion. Many blind believers, following the pack, march …
