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…)
Alaska
He Said ‘Go,’ So I Went
Sunday afternoon I returned from Anchorage after about 18 hours of travel. When I put on my sneakers yesterday, Alaska had left an imprint on their soles. It also left an imprint on my soul.
I went because Jesus said “go.” I could have said “no”: No, I’m seriously asthmatic. No, I have celiac disease. No, I’m self-employed. But as you know (more…)
I Am Burdened with Glorious Purpose
I am burdened with glorious purpose. But unlike Loki in The Avengers, I neither seek the destruction of Earth nor revenge upon an estranged sibling. My glorious purpose is to be available to the Lord for His glorious purposes, whatever and whenever those may be. No one dies, and nothing gets blown up, but it’s still pretty exciting stuff.
Take my years (more…)