Counterfeits are not our friends. Whether they involve money or people, they trick us into feeling comfortable when we shouldn’t. So when...

My grandmother had some chickens and one rooster.  When he saw me, those beady eyes delivered an I-know-you recognition that was...

LUKE 24:36-48 The eleven disciples huddle behind a locked door. The city of Jerusalem was in an uproar.  The death of Jesus had only made...

After the Passover supper with his disciples, Jesus was full of tension that the disciples didn’t perceive.  It was just another night,...

God, the only authentic innovator who creates what couldn’t happen without His breath and power, offers us what we cannot find anywhere...

What about our voices?  Where do we raise them to honor Jesus?

Journeys require signs to keep us going in the right direction.  Our discipleship journeys are no different.  We need signs to keep us...

If confession is good for the soul, why is there so little of it? Is it because we can’t stand to see ourselves in a bad way?  Do we...

Why is it so hard to know how God speaks to me? I’ve heard that question so often. It breaks my heart because I know the angst it...

You feel it, don’t you?  An unsettling fog blinds us from seeing very far ahead.  The fog is a chaotic mixture of uncertainty,...

Hagar’s story from the Bible isn’t the first one anyone thinks of, yet it is our story so many times. You’ll find it in Genesis 16. It is...

Happy New Year.  Happy New Start.  Happy Clean Slate! As I think about last year and how I can learn from it as I move into a New Year, I...

The scene is private.  We would have seen nothing unusual if we had been visitors to the Temple that day.  A young couple brought their...

My favorite Christmas angel story is not when Mary receives her message from an angel. It is the story of Zechariah and his angel visit....

Give thanks in all circumstances for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.  I Thessalonians 5:18   It’s easy to be thankful for ...

When the disciples needed to replace Judas, it was not a playground exercise of choosing by personal preference. This was a critical...

John Mark surfaces in the beginning of the early church.  The first time we meet him, he is introduced as the son of Mary at whose home...

It was not a social gathering at the house of Mary, mother of John Mark, in Jerusalem.  It was a prayer meeting.  Their spiritual leader,...

Who writes real letters anymore? We post family pictures and updates on social media.  We text or email our celebrations and woes. ...

We are not changing our world.