Everything Belongs to God
In a previous post, I wrote about cultivating spiritual growth, and subsequently, generosity. As the Holy Spirit continues to work in our lives, we will notice changes in our…
I'd Like Your Help With a New Sermon Series
Can you help me? I'm preparing a series of sermons for late August and September entitled, Wrestling with the Bible. Each week I receive questions from some of you about…
Running God's Race
You can’t turn on the television or surf the Web right now without seeing, hearing, or reading all about the Olympic games. In my last two posts, we have compared the…
Straining Forward
In my last post, we focused on our lives as being like a long Olympic race. We pursue our “prize” — a heavenly, imperishable one — with discipline, focus…
Go For the "Gold"
Olympic fever is about to strike the world! The summer games are set to begin in a few days in London with opening ceremonies to be held July 27. You may be surprised to…
RAP in Action
How's it been going with RAP practice? (No; I'm not referring to the musical genre!) In a post earlier this month, I told you about the RAP method of letting go of those little…
How to Have a Good Death
Have you ever thought about how you hope to face your own death when the time comes? What witness do you hope to make as you approach death, and subsequently at your funeral?…
More Questions About the Afterlife
The recent sermon series, Good Grief: Facing Death With Hope, at Resurrection raised some interesting questions. Many of you wanted me to address these two questions: 1. Is…
Will Fido and Fluffy Be in Heaven?
Last week, the ABC television show, 20/20, aired a special program hosted by Barbara Walters called “Heaven.” You can watch it in its entirety here at ABC’s…
Created to Give, Tempted to Keep
God created each of us with the willingness to give—to God and to others. We’re hard-wired to be givers; we need to be generous. Yet there are two “voices” …