My brother-in-law Pat is one of those amazing individuals who exemplifies the “courage to care.” Several years ago he was fighting a fire in downtown Detroit, a city that is infamous for the fires set in its scores of abandoned buildings. What did Pat do? He...
Discovery is a powerful word that opens up vast opportunity. Children have no limits on their curiosity or willingness to try out new things. In fact, their openness is so great that it could cause personal injury or peril. As we grow older, we seem...
“And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will accept. When you think of what he has done for you, is this too much to ask?” Romans...
If I were to put a bunch of apple seeds into your hand you would probably get a picture of what could be produced from them. The same is true if I filled your hands with turtle eggs. If I were to put the seed of...
November 2016 Jesus came to reveal not only Who God is, but who we are. Here are a few revelations that the Scriptures give us about Who Jesus is and how much we—all of us—are like Him: “[Now] He [Christ] is the exact likeness of the unseen...
Opportunity is seldom convenient or cheap. Typically it comes disguised as hard work! When we announced our desire to begin the 100 tent project, my husband was suddenly taken ill and rushed to the hospital needing an emergency appendectomy. I found myself at the helm of...
In a healthy discussion with a pastor friend of mine, we talked about the attributes of God and how this question is a subtle but great divider in the body of Christ. It will help you to know the answer. If you answered ‘yes’ to the question,...
Recently we completed a simple landscape project. The tools required ranged from saw blades to push brooms. And, the primary resource required was good ol’ physical labor. We were so happy as we saw this project come to completion. It had been sitting there for...
Religion cannot help you. It has ritual, tradition, and history—yet it has no life to offer. Religion has postured itself as the connection to God, and requires you to go through various forms and rituals in order to keep this connection. The Good News is that...
September 2016 The Gospel of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John yesterday, has now become the Gospel of you today. Christ in human flesh in the Gospels has become Jesus in your flesh today. Much of the modern church would think this is an extreme goal that is...