Sometimes our American “culture of narcissism” can seep into the Church. And into us. While we were living near Boston, some friends invited us back to Texas to start a church. Another friend told me of a job teaching worldview at a newly formed Christian school in Lucas, Texas. “How...
There’s nothing more certain than a promise of God. When He commits Himself, it’s the surest thing there is. He has the power to see it through. His character will never allow Him to say one thing and do another. He not only tells the truth; He is the Truth. So when you pray for wisdom in...
It’s been said that when we honor someone else, our hearts swing open to our receiving the particular graces that God has given to them. And when we dishonor someone, either by ignoring them, or not properly crediting them for meritorious things they have done, or by simple criticism or...
What does the push and pull of an unspectacular workday have to do with Jesus’ miracles? Most of us don’t live at the extremes. We live in the middle—emails, meetings, delays, small wins—just trying to move from point A to point B. Straining at the oars One night Jesus sent his disciples...
Think of the work you do for a second. Does it require ideas? Creativity? Forming plans? Thinking ahead? Maintaining good relationships with co-workers? Solving problems? Now, what if in heaven, there were divine blueprints for everything you are doing? A blueprint room, if you will, as...
