Come to me all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you r e s t. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart and you will find r e s t for your s o u l. I sometimes forget all about… Continue reading finding rest
A friend of mine who is pastor of a large student ministry here in southern California recently wrote about something unusual that happened to him in a meeting with the senior pastor. “Last pastoral staff meeting my pastor addressed the room saying, ‘We don’t hear enough from the student ministries about how they’d run the… Continue reading a courageous question
Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the spiritual season leading to Easter known as Lent. Traditionally, many believers fast, or “give up” something for Lent – such as watching television – as an act of discipline in surrender to God. This year, some are “fasting” from FaceBook, or Twitter, or blogging. It’s all a… Continue reading give it up for lent
We’re all aware that our country is in an unusual time of economic crisis never before seen by this generation. Many of us know people who have been laid off jobs, or are struggling financially, or we ourselves are struggling. But I wanted to bring one special area of need to your attention. A friend… Continue reading please help if you can
An epic story, according to Merriam Webster, is one that “extends beyond the usual or ordinary in size or scope.” In movies, an epic story almost always spans different countries, different cultures and people, and lives beyond one person across generations. The Gospel is an epic story. This weekend we finished our “Obsession series,” which… Continue reading our epic story
David H. Foster writes an interesting post about when to turn the other cheek, arguing there are times when that’s the wrong thing to do. Foster considers times when we hide behind the spirituality of “turn the other cheek” because we’re afraid of opposition, and don’t truly understand that some things must be fought for.… Continue reading turning the other cheek is overrated
On Sunday, I posted on some kids at our church who were interviewed by ABC-TV about their commitment to go barefoot for one year. If you live in southern California, the “Cool Kid” segment is airing on ABC-7 news sometime between 4 – 5pm today, in case you’d like to see the entire interview. Otherwise,… Continue reading some cool kids
When you manage communications at your church, the sight of a news crew in the parking lot can evoke a variety of thoughts. Fortunately for us, today it was all good. In southern California, ABC TV produces a regular special called “Cool Kids.” And it just so happens that we have some very cool kids… Continue reading 50 degrees, rainy and barefoot
Words are tricky things. They have multiple meanings (check any dictionary). Combine them into sentences, and you exponentially increase their potential for misunderstanding. Consider the speaker’s use of language, frame of reference, and emotions about a subject – as well as your own – and you begin to see how it’s a miracle that we… Continue reading let’s talk language
It can be difficult to maintain one’s “abundance thinking” in the middle of a giant global recession. But Tim Sanders urges us to obey: “More than ever, we need to find ways to avoid scarcity thinking. In my experience, there is a big difference between being paranoid and practical. When scarcity sets in, you forget… Continue reading the law of abundance
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