A couple of months before my Alaska trip, I came down with a case of plantar fasciitis in my right foot, a condition common to runners and power walkers like me. High-end shoes and home therapies helped, but I realized I would have to trade my treadmill (my inclement weather standby) for an elliptical to avoid stress on the foot.
And my (more…)
As our Supreme Court issues politically charged decisions and both sides of the aisle gear up for midterm elections, Christians are vociferously – and some would argue obnoxiously – engaging in public debate as if conservatism is the solution to our nation’s growing woes.
But it isn’t.
Political ills do contribute to the growing fissure in our wounded nation, but our primary need (more…)
Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility (more…)
For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst. – Matthew 18:20
Nearly 3 billion people worldwide have never heard the gospel. We hear a a number like that and immediately feel defeated. We are inadequate for such a daunting task. What difference can one person make? What difference can one small church make?
Let (more…)
“Sorry, but I’m happily married.”
People use words like these as an out to an extramarital relationship, and we applaud them. “How wonderful that someone would cling to his marital vows!” we think. It’s all very honorable. Isn’t it?
Honorable on the surface, yes, but misguided at the core. Because, you see, such thinking is a subtle trick of the devil’s. He wants (more…)