There is the potential for a huge divide between what we are on the inside and what others perceive us to be. How others perceive me is my image, who I really am is shaped by my character. You may have heard it said that character is determined by … [Continue reading]
This past weekend, I sang these words at a men's retreat: "The same power that rolled the stone away, the same power alive in us today" These words got under my skin as I thought about them. I agree that they are true, I agree that Jesus has … [Continue reading]
“The greatest danger of any organization is to lose sight of its reason for existence. This is especially true for the church. A number of years ago someone posted on the front door of a Washington, DC area church a sign that read, ‘Going out of … [Continue reading]
I do a lot of whining to God. On one hand, God is the perfect target of whining because he can take it, and he can apply correction to me and fix the situation that I’m whining about. But in thinking about this, I realize that there is no room for … [Continue reading]
