Are Your Desires Too Small?
“The business of redemption is not to get us into heaven, but to get heaven into us.” - E. Stanley Jones, Growing Spiritually As we face a new year, our…
The Forgotten Holiday
Sometime in early July, you can begin to catch the first glimpses of Halloween, though at that time it’s nearly four months away. As All Hallow’s Eve approaches, you’ll begin…
This Is A Football
In 1958, the Green Bay Packers played the worst season in their entire history, with one win, one tie, and ten losses. With the very existence of the team in…
Culture Shock, Part 2
Two years ago, my sister in law married Benoit, who lives in France. The wedding was in the very small town of Birkenhof, in Alsace, and our time there was…
Culture Shock
You move to a new country, to a new state or to a new part of the city. You immediately notice lots of new things about the culture and find…
Maybe You’re Following the Wrong Thing
We haven’t been called to follow Christianity, but to follow Jesus, and there is a difference. While Christianity is a religion (for lack of a better term) centered around Jesus, so many other things have become wrapped up in that word, and following something that is centered on Jesus is still different than following Jesus Himself.