The first time I heard this, it hit me like a ton of bricks! "Let us commend ourselves, ONE ANOTHER, and our whole life unto Christ, our God. To You, O Lord." "One another?" How do I "commend" someone else to "Christ, our God?" Aren't they responsible for themselves? What does this mean?
Well, of course,…
She was, to say the least, frustrated! I mean to the point of flaying her arms, tears in her eyes, and "saying" (if by that you mean "yelling") "I can stay by myself! I'm a big girl!" OK, so I smiled just a bit at that since my 4 year old sometimes thinks she's "bigger"…
OK, I know this will be controversial, and I admit to being torn about this, but The Beatles' Sgt. Peppers album "may" be my favorite Beatles album (It's in competition with the "White album"). And one of my favorite songs is "With a Little Help from my Friends." Great song!
Because it's really true. I really…
It’s dangerous to confuse “now” with “forever,” especially if you don’t know WHO forever is!
I was once confronted by a wise and spiritual man about some of the consequences of my actions. Specifically he was confronting me about the dangers of a false humility. You see, I had spent a great deal of time building up another gifted minister and this wise man confronted me about my motives. He…
Ralph Waldo Emerson once suggested that the greatest invention of humanity is friendship. But Emerson is mistaken. Friendship isn't man's invention. It is God's.
No matter how hard we try to hide it, our hunger for intimacy, relationships, and communion always "spills" out of our hearts. That's why we hunger for friends and companions. That's why,…
Have you ever come to a crossroad in your life? I have. Many times. A wise man once said "When you come to a crossroad, take it!" Cute, but unhelpful.
All of us come to moments in our lives that turn out to be crossroads in our future. Many times we can see these moments coming,…
Well, precious Friends, Partners, and Co-Workers, because of God's abundant Grace, and your faithfulness, generosity and vision, we have COMPLETED the Funding Phase for our Outreach Video Project called "A Journey to Fullness."
Glory to God!
And how appropriate we are able to announce this at the Feast of Theophany since this is another witness of God's…
Know Yourself: with these two words ancient philosophers and Christian theologians have wrestled with a fundamental reality - We humans spend a lot of time either hiding from ourselves or narcissistically focused on a false self.
But the fundamental reality of truly knowing yourself is so absolutely essential to any hope of spiritual maturity and wholeness…
Christ is born!
It's a bit embarrassing, but there was a day when I actually worked as a "promotions director" for a leading media ministry. OK, maybe not embarrassing, but, looking back on it now, a bit of a challenge to say the least. My job was to make sure the religious media consumers knew…