New Book, HALF TRUTHS, Helps Christians Fully Experience Jesus
Most of us as Christians have things we believe, and tell others, and even count on, that we’ve not carefully examined. Some of the things we accept...
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Contentment Prayer
This month we've been sharing excerpts from my little book, Enough: Living with Simplicity, Generosity and Joy. Today we're posting a graphic of the...
Five Steps for Simplifying Your Life
This month, when many churches have a stewardship focus and as we approach Thanksgiving and the holidays, I thought it might be appropriate to draw...
Four Keys to Cultivating Contentment
This month, when many churches have a stewardship focus and as we approach Thanksgiving and the holidays, I thought it might be appropriate to draw...
Today’s Diagnosis: Restless Heart Syndrome (RHS)
This month, when many churches have a stewardship focus and as we approach Thanksgiving and the holidays, I thought it might be appropriate to draw...
Cultivating Contentment
This month, when many churches have a stewardship focus and as we approach Thanksgiving and the holidays, I thought it might be appropriate to draw...
What If I Missed God’s Will?
(I regularly receive and respond to questions from readers or parishioners. It struck me this week as I was responding to several questions from a...
Accepting God's Mercy
In the last few blog posts, we’ve looked at repentance and forgiveness. Today, I want to focus on accepting God’s mercy.Among the big messages of...
The Beauty of Grace Extended
In the last post, we looked at authentic apologies that truly exhibit repentance. So what happens when others express an authentic apology to us –...
Authentic Repentance
In a post earlier this month, we examined the art of apologizing and recognized that many times we don’t apologize well. What, then, does a good...
The Power of an Apology
Among the most important words that must flow freely from your lips are the words, “I am sorry.” They are critical to the success of marriages...
Jesus Takes Our Stones
Jesus trained to be a carpenter under his earthly father, Joseph, and probably practiced the trade until he was twenty-nine. Some years ago, when I...