I've been behind some big ideas -- only to see them flame out. The great vision was fantastic, and there was plenty of excitement. It’s new. It’s different. But I have found that I constantly stoke the coals and add new fuel, the fire will die. Read more
There is no perfect solution to our circumstances. Not in freedom from rules nor can it be found in the rules. Grace is the true greater moral good, giving us the ability to show compassion, to lead with kindness, and to seek to understand those around us. Read more
The story of Mary and Joseph looking for a place to rest on the Holy Night has been retold in nearly every culture and language. The King and Savior of the world wasn’t born in a castle, but in the lowest of circumstances. He would die in the same manner. We went to a traditional Las Posadas festival. Celebrated throughout Mexico it gives a unique cultural twist on the familiar story. It’s a celebration that dates back to 1587. The... Read more
This last year hasn't been easy for anyone. We've lost friends and family, victims of a silent killer. The empty chair at the table. The empty closet. The silent walls. We've also lost friends and family to the strife of division. Mentally, we know that loss is a necessary ingredient in life, a cruel cosmic offset to every gain. Read more
In the face of a world that loves sin, that hates the idea of a holy God who commands repentance, and which has no place for an exclusive path to salvation, it is no wonder that our savior was murdered, and that his people everywhere are slandered, maligned, threatened, and even killed for preaching his message. Read more
There is a reason authoritarians hate Christianity because we are an empowered people who answer to a Higher Call and are a threat to their own petty tyrant rule. They despise people who are given a free choice and are encouraged to think and to act according to their conscience. We need to stand for righteousness, to oppose evil, and to never give in to the Lies of the Age. Read more
At some point, we must let go. Let go of the lies that once overpowered us. Let go of the wounds that once defined us. We must call ourselves by a new name. We must choose to live a new way. We must choose to believe the God who rescued us and learn to walk in that belief. You are either a victim of the world or a victor in Christ. You cannot be both. Read more
Their fathers and grandfathers tell their stories, passed on from the generations. Some of the battles are still fresh, shrapnel embedded in doorframes and rubble still in the alleyways. Read more
Much of the U.S. is smothered in smoke. There are some 80 fires ablaze across many Western States, but the two largest – The Dixie Fire in California and the Bootleg Fire in Oregon have combined to burn almost a million acres. People as far as Kentucky, Minnesota, Nashville, and even Boston – and many other locations are reporting hazy conditions. I’m in Colorado, 1,100 miles away, and I cannot see the hill just across the way. On Saturday, Denver... Read more
To live and speak everything without complaint or argument punctures a hole in the Bad Ship Lollipop. It sinks the comfortable, negative world. It suddenly changes the world view away from me and my cranky attitude. Read more
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