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Each morning our community gathers around a Scripture, a reflection, a prayer, and a few short questions, inviting us to reorient our lives around the love of Jesus that transforms our hearts, homes, churches, and cities.

Episode Date
The Inescapable Christ
Oct 02, 2022
Wake-Up Call: Why Be a Coach When You Are Called to Be a Player?
Oct 01, 2022
Wake-Up Call: The Seductive Hell of a Predictable Situation
Sep 30, 2022
Wake-Up Call: Why the Rest of the Gospel Is the Best of the Gospel
Sep 29, 2022
Wake-Up Call: Why Sinning Is Not Inevitable
Sep 28, 2022
Wake-Up Call: On the Difference between Knowledge and Knowing
Sep 27, 2022
Wake-Up Call: This May Be the Most Important Question I Will Ever Ask You
Sep 26, 2022
The Crucified Reflected on the Wall
Sep 25, 2022
Wake-Up Call: Awakened People Trade in Transactional Religion for Transcendent Faith
Sep 24, 2022
Wake-Up Call: Growing Churches that Don’t Grow People
Sep 23, 2022
Wake-Up Call: On the Essential Practice of Preemptive Obedience
Sep 22, 2022
Wake-Up Call: The Real Prosperity Gospel
Sep 21, 2022
Wake-Up Call: The Respectability of Conventional Religion
Sep 20, 2022
Wake-Up Call: The Core Calling of Every Christian
Sep 19, 2022
One Related—Another Unrelated
Sep 18, 2022
A Holy Spirit Story: Ron
Sep 17, 2022
Remembering Elijah and The Way from Glory to Glory.
Sep 16, 2022
Why the Opposite of Glory is Shame
Sep 15, 2022
From Two-Faced to True-Faced
Sep 14, 2022
From Deflecting Glory to Reflecting and Refracting Glory
Sep 13, 2022
Never Ever Ever Say This . . .
Sep 12, 2022
Life and Life Abundantly
Sep 11, 2022
A Holy Spirit Story: Ronald
Sep 10, 2022
When God Whispers
Sep 09, 2022
What Are You Doing Here?
Sep 08, 2022
I Love Strawberry Shortcake More Than I Like Strawberries
Sep 07, 2022
God’s Will Is What Is Happening While We Are Making Other Plans . . .
Sep 06, 2022
The Substance and Source of Wholeheartedness
Sep 05, 2022
Who Alone Has Immortality?
Sep 04, 2022
A Holy Spirit Story: Lisa—Finally Rooted and Established
Sep 03, 2022
On the Cure for Exhaustion
Sep 02, 2022
Elijah Needed a Band
Sep 01, 2022
Between a Broom Bush and a Burning Bush
Aug 31, 2022
Elijah and the Problem with the Democrats and the Republicans
Aug 30, 2022
The Way of Awakening Movements
Aug 29, 2022
The Center Is Self, the Margin Is Disorder
Aug 28, 2022
A Holy Spirit Story: On Broken Relationships and Healing Forgiveness
Aug 27, 2022
The Challenging Way of Obadiah
Aug 26, 2022
In God We Trust?
Aug 25, 2022
After a Long Time . . .
Aug 24, 2022
Strategic Obscurity and the Glory of God
Aug 23, 2022
Another Mournful Monday in Zarephath
Aug 22, 2022
In and Out of Christ—Two Worlds
Aug 21, 2022
A Holy Spirit Story: Aunt Allison & Her Niece, Linda
Aug 20, 2022
Surprise: Life is Difficult
Aug 19, 2022
This Is Not a Story about Rain
Aug 18, 2022
The Long Hump of Wednesday in Zarephath
Aug 17, 2022
It’s Tuesday in Zarephath
Aug 16, 2022
Mondays and the Will of God
Aug 15, 2022
That Which Has Been Made Was Life in Him
Aug 14, 2022
A Holy Spirit Story: Edna
Aug 13, 2022
Finding the Way in the Ravines of Life
Aug 12, 2022
The Training Camp of Tishbe
Aug 11, 2022
Tishbe: The Nowhere That Is Somewhere
Aug 10, 2022
On the Lesser Glory and the Greater Glory
Aug 09, 2022
And Then This Happens . . .
Aug 08, 2022
Graven on His Hands?
Aug 07, 2022
A Glory Story: Ge-Anne. When It All Finally Became Real
Aug 06, 2022
Why Orthodoxy May Matter Most
Aug 05, 2022
Serendipity
Aug 04, 2022
On the Meaning of Glory
Aug 03, 2022
More on Reformation vs. Transformation
Aug 02, 2022
On Weight Loss Programs, Reformation, and Transformation
Aug 01, 2022
The Face Emerging from the Facts
Jul 31, 2022
A Holy Spirit Story: The Holy Spirit and the Waters of Baptism
Jul 30, 2022
The Secret Is Simply This. . .
Jul 29, 2022
Stay Off the Rope
Jul 28, 2022
The Broken Idea of Believing and Behaving and a Better Idea
Jul 27, 2022
The Realization of Actuation
Jul 26, 2022
From A Library of Books to a Laboratory of Word and Spirit
Jul 25, 2022
The Demands of Human Nature and the Christian Offer
Jul 24, 2022
Holy Spirit Story: Janet
Jul 23, 2022
Somewhere Between Pigs and Pearls
Jul 22, 2022
The Only Problem with the Bible
Jul 21, 2022
Unscheduled Stop
Jul 20, 2022
Goodbye Tourist, Hello Pilgrim
Jul 19, 2022
The Agenda of the Holy Spirit in One Word
Jul 18, 2022
The Christian Way Is the Way
Jul 17, 2022
A Holy Spirit Story: From Suicidal Despair to Rising Joy
Jul 16, 2022
The Marshes of Travail
Jul 15, 2022
A Sidebar on the Sandbar: New Testament Fishing
Jul 14, 2022
Do You See This?
Jul 13, 2022
Breaking Free from our Temple Complex
Jul 12, 2022
Rivers
Jul 11, 2022
Is Christ the Author of Creation?
Jul 10, 2022
A Holy Spirit Story: Edi and Louisa
Jul 09, 2022
Encountering Jesus
Jul 08, 2022
Is Anyone Thirsty?
Jul 07, 2022
I Speak Jesus
Jul 06, 2022
Just Jesus
Jul 05, 2022
The Acts of Jesus
Jul 04, 2022
Is Christ Cosmic?
Jul 03, 2022
Up, Girl! A Holy Spirit Story
Jul 02, 2022
The Problem with Spiritual Practices
Jul 01, 2022
The Discipleship of Memory and the Apostolic Imagination
Jun 30, 2022
Get Up Out of That Grave!
Jun 29, 2022
Welcome to Bethany
Jun 28, 2022
Learning to Pray in a Straight Line
Jun 27, 2022
The Mystery of Our Religion: He
Jun 26, 2022
Dirty Kroger: A Holy Spirit Story
Jun 25, 2022
From Excuses and Excesses to Exercising Holy Spirit Faith
Jun 24, 2022
On Collapsing the Triangle of Prayer?
Jun 23, 2022
Hello, My Name Is Burden
Jun 22, 2022
The Problem with Karma
Jun 21, 2022
The Set-up at the Gate Called Beautiful
Jun 20, 2022
Who Is This Christ?
Jun 19, 2022
Linda: A Holy Spirit Story in the Making?
Jun 18, 2022
At the Scene of a Wicked Problem
Jun 17, 2022
A Vision for the Day of Pentecost
Jun 16, 2022
The Gospel of Diversity or the Gospel of Jesus?
Jun 15, 2022
The Two Questions of the Day of Pentecost
Jun 14, 2022
Interpolation
Jun 13, 2022
Don’t Pray for Wind. Set the Sails.
Jun 12, 2022
The Mind-Blowing Implications of the Day of Pentecost
Jun 11, 2022
Team Player or Solo Performer?
Jun 10, 2022
Yes, It’s Still Day One
Jun 09, 2022
Still Day One
Jun 08, 2022
The Day After the Day of Pentecost
Jun 07, 2022
The Greeting of Pentecost
Jun 06, 2022
Holy Spirit Story #3
Jun 05, 2022
Holy Spirit Story #2
Jun 04, 2022
Holy Spirit Story #1
Jun 03, 2022
Closing out Colossians and The Domino Effect
Jun 02, 2022
Are You Ready for a Holy Spirit Summer
Jun 01, 2022
The Highlight Reel
May 31, 2022
Why It’s Time for You to Enter the Ministry
May 30, 2022
Why Letters Matter
May 29, 2022
The Mixed Bag of Our Lives and Our Churches
May 28, 2022
Why We Must Band Together or Fall Apart
May 27, 2022
On Volunteering for Prison
May 26, 2022
The Difference between Gospel Acclaim and Being Famous for the Gospel
May 25, 2022
The Everyday Ministry of Passing the Salt
May 24, 2022
Why I Sometimes Want to Cuss for the Glory of God—but I Don’t!
May 23, 2022
From Playing Dominoes to the Domino Effect
May 22, 2022
Should Slaves Obey Their Masters?
May 21, 2022
What Parents Must Understand about Parenting
May 20, 2022
Why Women Won’t Submit to Men and Vice-Versa
May 19, 2022
On Method Acting and the Call of Discipleship
May 18, 2022
Why the Songs May Matter More than the Sermon
May 17, 2022
What on Earth Is the Peace of Christ?
May 16, 2022
The Problem with Good Morals
May 15, 2022
Why We Need to Practice Our Faith in Full Pads
May 14, 2022
Gentile Lives Matter but Not Why We Think
May 13, 2022
Breaking Free from the Slavery of Your Old Self
May 12, 2022
Why Anger Management Will Never Get It Done
May 11, 2022
The Difference between a Death Sentence and the Death Penalty
May 10, 2022
How You Can Go to Your Own Funeral
May 09, 2022
How to Move from Morning Devotions to Movemental Devotion
May 08, 2022
Are You a Rule Follower or a Rule Breaker?
May 07, 2022
Beware of Super Spiritual People and Communities
May 06, 2022
Why We Trade in the Movement for the Motions
May 05, 2022
On the Difference between Sin, Sins, and Credit Card Debt
May 04, 2022
On the Difference between Difficult and Impossible
May 03, 2022
The Change That Could Change Everything for Us
May 02, 2022
When Philosophy Hates Wisdom
May 01, 2022
How the Way Is Made by Walking (on Water)
Apr 30, 2022
A Warning about My Fine-Sounding Arguments
Apr 29, 2022
Christ in Y’all versus Christ in You
Apr 28, 2022
Fully Mature?
Apr 27, 2022
The Two Words That Changed Everything
Apr 26, 2022
The Problem with St. Francis’s Most Famous Quote That He Never Really Said
Apr 25, 2022
Can Jesus Be My Savior and Not Be My Lord?
Apr 24, 2022
Is God Really a Human Being?
Apr 23, 2022
Did You Know You Are a Worship Leader?
Apr 22, 2022
That Time I Had to Be Rescued
Apr 21, 2022
Why I Can’t Be a Professional Anymore
Apr 20, 2022
On the Difference between Knowledge and Knowing
Apr 19, 2022
Are You In the Picture or Are You the Frame?
Apr 18, 2022
The First Easter Sermon On Record
Apr 17, 2022
Holy Saturday and the Great Prison Break
Apr 16, 2022
Swing Thought #3: Stand Firm
Apr 15, 2022
Swing Thought #2: Displacing Anxiety
Apr 14, 2022
Swing Thought #1: Humble Yourself
Apr 13, 2022
I Would Like to Welcome Me to the Elder Class
Apr 12, 2022
Let Judgment Begin with Me
Apr 11, 2022
On False Teaching and Failed Tropes
Apr 10, 2022
The Problem with Meddlers
Apr 09, 2022
Do We Belong to Jesus? Or Do We Really Belong to the World, in Jesus’ Name?
Apr 08, 2022
Loving Beyond Our Exhausted Strength and into the Capacities of God
Apr 07, 2022
Genesthe Theias Koinonoi Physeos
Apr 06, 2022
How Love Covers Sin
Apr 05, 2022
Toward a Doctrine of Love
Apr 04, 2022
We Don’t Need a Moment of Silence; We Need Hours of Prayer
Apr 03, 2022
The Singular Priority of Everything
Apr 02, 2022
What Is Prayer?
Apr 01, 2022
Don’t Forget Your Lamp. And Bring Extra Oil.
Mar 31, 2022
How to Be Intoxicated and Sober at the Same Time
Mar 30, 2022
Eschatological Boom Sauce!
Mar 29, 2022
The End of All Things Is Near
Mar 28, 2022
Judgment Is Real
Mar 27, 2022
The Rest of Your Earthly Life
Mar 26, 2022
The Holy Saturday Liturgy of the Harrowing of Hell
Mar 25, 2022
Christ’s Descent to the Dead
Mar 24, 2022
The Day Jesus Went to Hell
Mar 23, 2022
The Truth About Doctrine
Mar 22, 2022
That Time Jesus Rode with Me in the Farm Truck
Mar 21, 2022
Where Exactly Is Jesus?
Mar 20, 2022
What Did the First Christians Care the Most About?
Mar 19, 2022
The Most Important Doctrine of the New Testament (If Not the Whole Bible)
Mar 18, 2022
Why the Best Defense Is a Good Offense
Mar 17, 2022
The $64,000 Question of the Bible
Mar 16, 2022
Why Evil Is Not the Real Problem
Mar 15, 2022
Why Our Relationships Are the Mission
Mar 14, 2022
Does the Church Exist for Me Or Do I Exist for the Church?
Mar 13, 2022
The Problem with Equality
Mar 12, 2022
Peter, We Need a Short Break
Mar 11, 2022
Why Am I Not Being Persecuted?
Mar 10, 2022
Five Little Words Say It All
Mar 09, 2022
On the Difference Between Submission and Obedience
Mar 08, 2022
On Letting Scripture Answer Scripture
Mar 07, 2022
Why I Should Have Worn a Mask
Mar 06, 2022
Then I Woke Up
Mar 05, 2022
Such Good Lives. . .
Mar 04, 2022
The Way Jesus Transforms People: From Outside-In to Inside-Out
Mar 03, 2022
The Cure for Spiritual ADD
Mar 02, 2022
Have You Received Mercy?
Mar 01, 2022
Reorienting our Vision of Prayer—From Religious Activism to Transcendent Activity
Feb 28, 2022
The Church in a Time of War
Feb 27, 2022
The Church Jesus Is Building: God’s Special Possession
Feb 26, 2022
The Church Jesus Is Building: A Holy Nation
Feb 25, 2022
The Church Jesus Is Building: Further Thoughts on the Royal Priesthood
Feb 24, 2022
The Church Jesus Is Building: A Royal Priesthood
Feb 23, 2022
The Church Jesus Is Building: A Chosen People
Feb 22, 2022
Longing for the Real Church
Feb 21, 2022
I Don’t Build My Life, I Surrender It
Feb 20, 2022
Did the Church Leave the Building?
Feb 19, 2022
From Replacement to Displacement
Feb 18, 2022
Happy Birthday Daily Text
Feb 17, 2022
Heaven on This Side of Heaven
Feb 16, 2022
Why Obedience Is Not What We Think It Is
Feb 15, 2022
On the Self-Deceived Nature of Self-Deception
Feb 14, 2022
The Real Meaning of Holiness
Feb 13, 2022
Concerning This Salvation
Feb 12, 2022
Why We Don’t Really Experience the Inexpressible and Glorious Joy of Our Salvation
Feb 11, 2022
There Is Another in the Fire
Feb 10, 2022
Anybody Remember Black and White Television?
Feb 09, 2022
The Difference Between Controlling the Future and Predicting It
Feb 08, 2022
The Fisherman-Theologian
Feb 07, 2022
On the Difference Between Being Smart and Brilliant
Feb 06, 2022
Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia, and Jonesboro, Peoria, Jacksonville, Las Vegas, Dumas, Clovis, Sidney, Jos, Texarkana, Rogers, Cookeville, Paint Lick, Selma, and Your Town Here
Feb 05, 2022
Scattered
Feb 04, 2022
Exiles
Feb 03, 2022
Who Exactly Are God’s Elect?
Feb 02, 2022
From Fisherman to Apostle
Feb 01, 2022
When the Word of God Asks Us a Question (Question 3 of 3)
Jan 31, 2022
When the Word of God Asks Us a Question (Question 2 of 3)
Jan 30, 2022
When the Word of God Asks us a Question (Question 1 of 3)
Jan 29, 2022
How I Got My House Back
Jan 28, 2022
Calling for a Verdict
Jan 27, 2022
Trading Our Assumptions for God’s Assurances
Jan 26, 2022
Formed by the Word, Filled by the Spirit
Jan 25, 2022
The Wonderful Way of Immersion in the Word of God
Jan 24, 2022
Learning Scripture Like Language
Jan 23, 2022
Turn on Your Lights!
Jan 22, 2022
17:17 My New Double Domino
Jan 21, 2022
How God’s Word Designs the World it Declares
Jan 20, 2022
Keeping Our Eye on the Ball of the Word of God
Jan 19, 2022
Anchor Buddies
Jan 18, 2022
Learning to Anchor in the Word of God
Jan 17, 2022
Enlarging Our Vision of the Word of God
Jan 16, 2022
The Simple and Comprehensive Invitation of the Word of God
Jan 15, 2022
The Word Is Not Magic, but It Is Miraculous
Jan 14, 2022
On the Source and Other Sources
Jan 13, 2022
Shower Words
Jan 12, 2022
God’s Way: Perfect. God’s Word: Flawless.
Jan 11, 2022
Morning, Coffee, and the Word of God
Jan 10, 2022
Carpool Catechesis
Jan 09, 2022
Moving from the Extraction Approach to the Immersion Approach
Jan 08, 2022
My Text for 2022 (Part I)
Jan 07, 2022
What Is Your First Word Every Day? How About Your Last Word?
Jan 06, 2022
Have You Found God’s “Word” for the Year?
Jan 05, 2022
Do You Read Me?
Jan 04, 2022
When E. F. Hutton Talks . . .
Jan 03, 2022
The Greatest Sermon Ever Preached
Jan 02, 2022
The Grass Withers and the Flower Fades, but the Word of the Lord Endures Forever
Jan 01, 2022
When Heaven Meets Earth: Visions and Dreams
Dec 31, 2021
When Heaven Meets Earth: Extraordinary Obedience
Dec 30, 2021
When Heaven Meets Earth: Ready & Willing
Dec 29, 2021
When Heaven Meets Earth: Students & Seekers
Dec 28, 2021
When Heaven Meets Earth: Prophets & Preachers
Dec 27, 2021
When Heaven Meets Earth: Daily Devotion
Dec 26, 2021
Christmas Day: Jesus Is the Root of David and the Bright Morning Star
Dec 25, 2021
Christmas Eve: Jesus Is Advent’s Great High Priest
Dec 24, 2021
Jesus Is the Theme of Mary’s Song
Dec 23, 2021
Jesus Is Lord of the Absolutely Terrified
Dec 22, 2021
Jesus Is Raised by the Faithful
Dec 21, 2021
Jesus Prepares the Way for Us
Dec 20, 2021
Jesus Involves Family in the Advent Project
Dec 19, 2021
Jesus Enters the World through the Small
Dec 18, 2021
Jesus Is Immanuel, God with Us
Dec 17, 2021
Jesus Is the Leader Given to Us
Dec 16, 2021
Jesus Is King of the Human Heart
Dec 15, 2021
Jesus Stays with You
Dec 14, 2021
Jesus Is a Friend of Sinners
Dec 13, 2021
Jesus Is the Light of the World
Dec 12, 2021
Jesus Is the Word Made Flesh
Dec 11, 2021
Jesus Is the Lamb of God
Dec 10, 2021
Jesus Brings Good from Evil
Dec 09, 2021
Jesus Is Lord of the Wrestling Heart
Dec 08, 2021
Jesus Is the Provision on the Mountain
Dec 07, 2021
Jesus And His Family . . . Laugh
Dec 06, 2021
Jesus Knows Your True Name
Dec 05, 2021
Jesus Renews Broken Worlds through Obedience
Dec 04, 2021
Jesus Locates Us Before the Father
Dec 03, 2021
Jesus Sets the Vision of New Creation in Motion
Dec 02, 2021
Jesus Rises from the Root of Jesse
Dec 01, 2021
It’s Today Again
Nov 30, 2021
Jesus Is Changing My Life
Nov 29, 2021
Why the Glass Is Not Half Empty, Nor Half Full—There Is No Glass
Nov 28, 2021
Approaching Ascent #19
Nov 27, 2021
Hey! I Know the Will of God for You
Nov 26, 2021
Your Turn . . .
Nov 25, 2021
Joy Is the Bonfire of Our Brokenness
Nov 24, 2021
The Tiniest Most Powerful Pivot Word in the Bible
Nov 23, 2021
Descent #17 (Part II)
Nov 22, 2021
Descent #17
Nov 21, 2021
The Time Habakkuk and James Met Up at the Bottom of the World and Did a Fist Bump
Nov 20, 2021
Show Me the Hoop-om-on-ay’
Nov 19, 2021
On Letting Perseverance Finish Its Work
Nov 18, 2021
What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger?
Nov 17, 2021
This Is a Test
Nov 16, 2021
Jesus Sonders.
Nov 15, 2021
Pressing Past the Motions into the Meeting with God
Nov 14, 2021
Presencing the Person of Jesus
Nov 13, 2021
How to Pass the Test While Failing the Course
Nov 12, 2021
The Word of God and the Comedy of Errors
Nov 11, 2021
Growling in the Word of God
Nov 10, 2021
On Mouthing the Word of God
Nov 09, 2021
Stop Working for Jesus
Nov 08, 2021
His Name Is My Name Too
Nov 07, 2021
New Jersey
Nov 06, 2021
From A-Shakening to Awakening
Nov 05, 2021
Why We Must Become Encouragers
Nov 04, 2021
Why We Must Stop Trying to Take the Hill
Nov 03, 2021
Broken Heart to Hardened Heart, to Broken Heart to Healed Heart
Nov 02, 2021
Why Discouragement Means Death
Nov 01, 2021
On Faithfulness, Failure, Forgiveness, and the Fallout
Oct 31, 2021
There’s Something About Daily Text Readers
Oct 30, 2021
The Love of God and the Love of Moses
Oct 29, 2021
For His Namesake
Oct 28, 2021
Why to Love God Means to Fear God
Oct 27, 2021
How Encouragers Win Even When They Lose
Oct 26, 2021
Encouragement Is Not the Cure for Discouragement, but the Immunization
Oct 25, 2021
The Problem with Grasshoppers and Giants
Oct 24, 2021
On the Essential Practice of Preemptive Obedience
Oct 23, 2021
Exploring the Unpredictable Life of the Promises of God
Oct 22, 2021
The Seductive Hell of a Predictable Situation
Oct 21, 2021
Has Anybody Got a Trumpet?
Oct 20, 2021
How the Gift of Assurance Works
Oct 19, 2021
This Is a Story About God
Oct 18, 2021
The Battle for Our Whole Hearts
Oct 17, 2021
Thoughts on Fleecing God
Oct 16, 2021
How to Know If You Are Doing Something Right
Oct 15, 2021
Aspiring to Tolerance and Inclusivity or Full of Grace and Truth?
Oct 14, 2021
The Story of Two Altars
Oct 13, 2021
Revolution Begins with Reform at the Home Office
Oct 12, 2021
Change of Life Begins with Change of Heart
Oct 11, 2021
Unlearning Strengths. Embracing Weaknesses.
Oct 10, 2021
From the Back Row of the Balcony to the Front at the Altar
Oct 09, 2021
Why It Will Take Courage To Become an Encourager
Oct 08, 2021
The Movement from Timidity to Temerity
Oct 07, 2021
The Journey from Me to We and Why it Matters
Oct 06, 2021
On the Difference Between Believing in God and Believing God
Oct 05, 2021
The Most Dangerous Place on Earth
Oct 04, 2021
Getting Beyond our Bumper Sticker Theology
Oct 03, 2021
Encourage One Another Daily, as Long as It Is Called Today
Oct 02, 2021
Profound Love for Others (Devoted Part 5)
Oct 01, 2021
Layers of Love (Devoted Part 4)
Sep 30, 2021
From Position to Posture (Devoted Part 3)
Sep 29, 2021
As Iron Sharpens Iron (Devoted Part 2)
Sep 28, 2021
The Royal Way (Devoted Part 1)
Sep 27, 2021
Let It Be (Delighted Part 5)
Sep 26, 2021
The Yoke of Freedom (Delighted Part 4)
Sep 25, 2021
The Prophet of Desperation and Delight (Delighted Part 3)
Sep 24, 2021
The Only Way to Love (Delighted Part 2)
Sep 23, 2021
God Goes First (Delighted Part 1)
Sep 22, 2021
The Only Way Forward (Dependence Part 5)
Sep 21, 2021
A Pattern of Dependence (Dependence Part 4)
Sep 20, 2021
The Pioneer (Dependence Part 3)
Sep 19, 2021
From Defiant Boldness to Confessed Dependence (Dependence Part 2)
Sep 18, 2021
Rooted and Established (Dependence Part 1)
Sep 17, 2021
From Deeper to Dependence (Deeper Part 5)
Sep 16, 2021
The Absurd Surprise of It All (Deeper Part 4)
Sep 15, 2021
Deep Calls to Deep (Deeper Part 3)
Sep 14, 2021
The Direction of Deeper Is Down (Deeper Part 2)
Sep 13, 2021
What Is Your One Thing? (Deeper Part 1)
Sep 12, 2021
A Move of the Soul (Dissatisfied Part 5)
Sep 11, 2021
One Central Hope (Dissatisfied Part 4)
Sep 10, 2021
The Confession and the Cross (Dissatisfied Part 3)
Sep 09, 2021
The Invitation of Holy Discontent (Dissatisfied Part 2)
Sep 08, 2021
A Mirage in the Desert (Dissatisfied Part 1)
Sep 07, 2021
Ripple 5: Devoted
Sep 06, 2021
Ripple 4: Delighted
Sep 05, 2021
Ripple 3: Dependence
Sep 04, 2021
Ripple 2: Deeper
Sep 03, 2021
Ripple 1: Dissatisfied
Sep 02, 2021
Kingdom Tide: Unleashing the Ripple Effect of Awakening
Sep 01, 2021
The Wake Up Call
Aug 31, 2021
Where’s the Beef?!
Aug 30, 2021
The Problem with Protein Shakes
Aug 29, 2021
Milk? Meat? Or Protein Shake?
Aug 28, 2021
The Astonishing Revelation We Read Right Over
Aug 27, 2021
The $64,000 Question
Aug 26, 2021
The Big Assumption
Aug 25, 2021
Say More . . .
Aug 24, 2021
I Will Go Over and See This Strange Site
Aug 23, 2021
The Main Thing
Aug 22, 2021
The Second Half of the Gospel: Delight in God and Devotion to Others
Aug 21, 2021
The Second Half of the Gospel: Dependence—the Turning Point of Transformation
Aug 20, 2021
The Second Half of the Gospel: Everybody Wants to Go Deeper, Nobody Wants to Descend
Aug 19, 2021
The Second Half of the Gospel: The Curse of Quiet Desperation
Aug 18, 2021
The Second Half of the Gospel: It Begins with Holy Discontent
Aug 17, 2021
The Subtle Shift from Faith in The Faith to Faith in Our Faith
Aug 16, 2021
From a Devotional Life to Life Itself
Aug 15, 2021
Why There is No Imitation without Impartation
Aug 14, 2021
This Is an Every-Single-Day Thing
Aug 13, 2021
This Just In! We Interrupt This Series for a Word from Our Sponsor
Aug 12, 2021
Waking Up to the Ultimate Reality
Aug 11, 2021
The Reckoning for Today, and Tomorrow, and the Next Day
Aug 10, 2021
The Second Half of the Gospel: The Ten Transformational Stops
Aug 09, 2021
Gravity
Aug 08, 2021
There Are Only Two Laws
Aug 07, 2021
The Critical Difference Between the Symptoms and the Sickness
Aug 06, 2021
The Big Story
Aug 05, 2021
The Mind-Blowing Implications of the First Half of the Gospel
Aug 04, 2021
Are You Finally Ready to Receive?
Aug 03, 2021
The Doorway into the Second Half of the Gospel
Aug 02, 2021
Welcome to the Second Half of the Gospel Challenge
Aug 01, 2021
A Brief History of the Holy Spirit in the Scriptures
Jul 31, 2021
The Holy Spirit Helps Us in Our Weakness
Jul 30, 2021
The Holy Spirit Fills the Temple of the Church
Jul 29, 2021
Living in the Righteousness, Peace, and Joy of the Holy Spirit
Jul 28, 2021
The Holy Spirit Leads Us into Awakening Worship
Jul 27, 2021
The Sword of the Spirit Is the Word of God
Jul 26, 2021
The Holy Spirit Is Inviting You to Partner in the Healing of the World
Jul 25, 2021
The Holy Spirit Is Our Inner Energy Source
Jul 24, 2021
The Holy Spirit Opens Us to the Father’s Love
Jul 23, 2021
The Holy Spirit Gives Us Divine Perspective
Jul 22, 2021
The Holy Spirit Helps Us Wait
Jul 21, 2021
The Holy Spirit Is a Guarantee That New Creation Is on the Way
Jul 20, 2021
The Holy Spirit Speaks to Us Through the Body of Christ
Jul 19, 2021
The Holy Spirit Speaks to Us Through the Gift of Wisdom (Part II)
Jul 18, 2021
The Holy Spirit Speaks to Us Through the Gift of Wisdom (Part I)
Jul 17, 2021
The Holy Spirit Speaks to Us Through Impressions and Intuitions
Jul 16, 2021
The Holy Spirit Speaks to Us Through the Scriptures
Jul 15, 2021
The Body Is Strengthened Through Spirit-Gifted Leaders
Jul 14, 2021
The Spiritual Gifts Build Local Churches
Jul 13, 2021
The Gifts of the Spirit Are Many and Abundant
Jul 12, 2021
The Great Symphony of Spiritual Gifts
Jul 11, 2021
Your Spiritual Gift Is Better than My Spiritual Gift?
Jul 10, 2021
Why It Is Good to Be Informed About Spiritual Gifts
Jul 09, 2021
The Way of Love: The Foundation for Spiritual Gifts
Jul 08, 2021
The Father Gives the Spirit, and We Do Our Part
Jul 07, 2021
The Spirit of Resurrection Lives in You
Jul 06, 2021
A Desert Can Lead to a Destiny
Jul 05, 2021
The Spirit Quenches Our Deepest Thirst
Jul 04, 2021
The Fruit of the Spirit Can Burst from Your Life
Jul 03, 2021
The Holy Spirit Brings Freedom
Jul 02, 2021
Walking by the Spirit Leads to Life
Jul 01, 2021
The Holy Spirit Teaches Us What to Say
Jun 30, 2021
The Holy Spirit Empowers Us with the Father’s Love
Jun 29, 2021
The Holy Spirit is a Body Builder
Jun 28, 2021
The Holy Spirit Reveals to Us the Deep Things of God
Jun 27, 2021
The Holy Spirit Glorifies Jesus
Jun 26, 2021
The Holy Spirit Guides Us into All Truth
Jun 25, 2021
The Holy Spirit Reveals Jesus
Jun 24, 2021
The Holy Spirit Is With You and in You
Jun 23, 2021
The Holy Spirit Gives New Birth
Jun 22, 2021
The Holy Spirit Works Through a Beloved Person
Jun 21, 2021
The Holy Spirit Gives Us What We Need for Obedience
Jun 20, 2021
In the Beginning, Jesus Was There
Jun 19, 2021
An Old Testament Mosaic of the Spirit’s Work
Jun 18, 2021
The Spirit Behind the Good News
Jun 17, 2021
The Spirit of the Lord Will Rest on Him
Jun 16, 2021
The Outpoured Spirit of God
Jun 15, 2021
A People Where Heaven and Earth Meet
Jun 14, 2021
Homecoming Is the Spirit’s Goal
Jun 13, 2021
The Spirit, Power, and Leadership
Jun 12, 2021
The Spirit Orchestrates Your Such-a-Time-as-This Moments
Jun 11, 2021
The Spirit Is at Work Through Your Skills
Jun 10, 2021
The Right Words at the Right Time
Jun 09, 2021
When a Burning Bush Speaks Your Name
Jun 08, 2021
Praise Is Fitting When the Spirit Is Moving
Jun 07, 2021
Lead Me, Good Spirit, to Become Like Jesus
Jun 06, 2021
The Spirit is Here, There, and Everywhere
Jun 05, 2021
Altars of Worship and the Mercies of God
Jun 04, 2021
The Spirit Rushes to a Humble Heart
Jun 03, 2021
The Spirit Helps Us Say “Here I Am”
Jun 02, 2021
The Spirit Meets Us in Our Sleep
Jun 01, 2021
The Holy Spirit Sustains All Things
May 31, 2021
You Come from God, and God Loves You
May 30, 2021
The Breath That Makes Beauty from Chaos
May 29, 2021
The Holy Spirit Is an Artist
May 28, 2021
Spiritual Gifts Are Given for a Reason
May 27, 2021
Filled with the Fire of Love
May 26, 2021
Tornadoes Tend to Move Things Around
May 25, 2021
Let’s Come Together for the Party!
May 24, 2021
Receive the Holy Spirit
May 23, 2021
An Invitation to Awakening
May 22, 2021
The Prayer of First Love
May 21, 2021
The Assumptions of Grace
May 19, 2021
The Day Paul Dropped the Mic
May 18, 2021
Why Most Giving Falls Short of True Giving
May 17, 2021
The Problem with the Ultimate Bumper Sticker Scripture
May 16, 2021
The Sad Truth Behind So Many Rich People
May 15, 2021
The Great Differentiator
May 14, 2021
The Problem with Stinking Thinking and What to Do About It
May 13, 2021
What to Do in Times of Trouble (Part 2)
May 12, 2021
What to Do In Times of Trouble (Part 1)
May 11, 2021
Why Unity Without Like-Mindedness Is Not Unity
May 10, 2021
Dueling Citizenships
May 09, 2021
The Difference between Supermodels and Saints
May 08, 2021
Growing Churches That Don’t Grow People
May 07, 2021
If Your Faith Were a Game, How Would You Play It?
May 06, 2021
The Meaninglessness of Resurrection Without Death
May 05, 2021
Have You Seen My Spiritual Merit Badge Collection?
May 04, 2021
When Passing the Test Is a Big, Fat Fail
May 03, 2021
Why “If You’re Happy and You Know It” Is the Wrong Song
May 02, 2021
Are You Raising Your Hand Yet?
May 01, 2021
Are You a Real Gospel Soldier?
Apr 30, 2021
The Gospel of Multilevel Marketing
Apr 29, 2021
When Everything In Your Life is Hard
Apr 28, 2021
How Dangerous Are Your Prayers?
Apr 27, 2021
This Is Not an AA Advertisement
Apr 26, 2021
If Sin Has Lost Its Power, Why Is It Still So Powerful?
Apr 25, 2021
Is “Jesus Christ Is Lord” True In Your Life?
Apr 24, 2021
The Problem with Self-Actualization
Apr 23, 2021
Oh Lord, It’s Hard To Be Humble
Apr 22, 2021
What To Do When Your Fullness Is Emptiness
Apr 21, 2021
Down Is the New Up
Apr 20, 2021
When Jesus Gives Us A Piece of His Mind
Apr 19, 2021
Why Pride Is Not the Opposite of Humility—And What Is
Apr 18, 2021
Why Community Pantries Will Never Get It Done
Apr 17, 2021
The Gospel in Two Grand Movements
Apr 16, 2021
Why We Don’t Live in America Anymore
Apr 15, 2021
If “To Die Is Gain,” What’s the Point of Staying Alive?
Apr 14, 2021
The More Excellent Way of Prayer
Apr 13, 2021
How to Take the High Road In the Face of Insult
Apr 12, 2021
The Surprising Sophistication of the Gospel in Suffering
Apr 11, 2021
Does Love Matter like the Moon or the Sun?
Apr 10, 2021
This May Be the Most Important Question I Will Ever Ask You
Apr 09, 2021
Why Our Local Church Must Become Like the Pittsburgh Steelers Again
Apr 08, 2021
Christianity Is Not the Power of Positive Thinking
Apr 07, 2021
Why Small Is the New Large
Apr 06, 2021
Do You Have a Friend in the Gospel?
Apr 05, 2021
Easter Sunday—He Is Risen!
Apr 04, 2021
Holy Saturday—He Is Buried
Apr 03, 2021
Good Friday—He Is Crucified
Apr 02, 2021
Maundy Thursday—The Lament of God
Apr 01, 2021
BOOM! Goes the Dynamite
Mar 31, 2021
Undercover Boss Visits Headquarters
Mar 30, 2021
Holy Misnomer, Batman!
Mar 29, 2021
Passion Week: Palm Sunday—Is Your Understanding of the Passion of Jesus Arrested in Development?
Mar 28, 2021
The Promise of Joy in the Desert
Mar 27, 2021
The Three Most-Prayed Words in the World—and a Better Idea
Mar 26, 2021
The Secret of the Penitential Psalms: There Are Only Two Laws
Mar 25, 2021
Here’s a Great Idea for the Chorus to the Song Your Life Is Writing
Mar 24, 2021
The Song of the Betrayed, or, What to Sing in the Face of Betrayal
Mar 23, 2021
The Tragic Irony of Those Gates of Jerusalem
Mar 22, 2021
Fifth Sunday of Lent—This Is a Psalm for Every Day
Mar 21, 2021
On War and Peace
Mar 20, 2021
You Will Never Know That God Is All You Need until You Know He’s All You Have
Mar 19, 2021
Why Queen’s “We Are the Champions” Is Actually a Lament
Mar 18, 2021
How a Song Can Be a Shield, or, Why St. Patrick’s Day Must Become about More than Green Beer
Mar 17, 2021
The Odds Are Never in Our Favor, or, Why Optimism Isn’t the Solution for Pessimism
Mar 16, 2021
On Learning to Pray: From Polite Conversation to Crying Out to God
Mar 15, 2021
Fourth Sunday of Lent—Are You a Thinker or a Feeler? When Head and Heart Connect
Mar 14, 2021
Why No One Laments on The Walking Dead
Mar 13, 2021
How the Grande, Five-Pump, No-Water Chai Latte with a Shot of Espresso Works
Mar 12, 2021
The Secret to Getting Past Insecurity
Mar 11, 2021
Could It Really Be That Simple?
Mar 10, 2021
Why Singing the Psalms Is a Matter of Life and Death
Mar 09, 2021
How Scripture Is like a Software Agreement . . . until It’s Not
Mar 08, 2021
Third Sunday of Lent—You Don’t Have to Be a Singer to Sing
Mar 07, 2021
How to Pray When the Lights Are on but Nobody’s Home
Mar 06, 2021
The Two Most Powerful Words I’ve Ever Prayed
Mar 05, 2021
There’s Only One Way to Avoid Becoming What We Hate
Mar 04, 2021
Depression Is Normal; It Needs a Soundtrack
Mar 03, 2021
How the Great Songwriters Teach Us to Sing Life into the Face of Death
Mar 02, 2021
When You Are Ready to Throw in the Hotel-Room Towel
Mar 01, 2021
Second Sunday of Lent—How Psalms Help Us Deal with Our Inner Gangster
Feb 28, 2021
The Song That Makes People Reject God
Feb 27, 2021
How the Underdog Wins in the End
Feb 26, 2021
Why Depression Is So Rampant
Feb 25, 2021
Thoughts on Sin Cancer and Chemotherapy for the Soul
Feb 24, 2021
How I Got a Splinter in My Soul and How I Got It Out
Feb 23, 2021
Understanding the Psalms as a Sing-Along Rather than a Solo Performance
Feb 22, 2021
First Sunday of Lent—What to Do with a Psalm When You’re Just Not Feeling It
Feb 21, 2021
How the Psalms Get beyond Anger Management
Feb 20, 2021
The Penitential Psalms as a Counterinsurgency Field Manual
Feb 19, 2021
How the Psalms Work More like Orange Juice Concentrate than Simply Orange
Feb 18, 2021
The Journey from “Born This Way” to “Born Again”
Feb 17, 2021
Following Jesus: The Goal of Jesus and How We Get There
Feb 16, 2021
Climbing Transfiguration Mountain
Feb 15, 2021
Following Jesus: Can Jesus See Your Faith for Them?
Feb 14, 2021
Following Jesus: Becoming Fluent in the Word of God
Feb 13, 2021
Following Jesus: Are You a Fan or a Friend?
Feb 12, 2021
Following Jesus: The Problem with “If” Prayers
Feb 11, 2021
Following Jesus: Rise and Shine!
Feb 10, 2021
Previously in Capernaum (Or Your Town)
Feb 09, 2021
Following Jesus: The Power of God in a Cream Cheese Pound Cake
Feb 08, 2021
Following Jesus: On Seeing People but Not Persons
Feb 07, 2021
Following Jesus: When the Interruption Is the Plan
Feb 06, 2021
Welcome to Cana (Also Known as “Your Town”)
Feb 05, 2021
Following Jesus: From Glances to Gazing
Feb 04, 2021
Why We Need a Better Way to Follow Jesus
Feb 03, 2021
Do You Really Know His Incomparably Great Power?
Feb 02, 2021
The Three Reasons We Need Jesus to Open the Eyes of Our Hearts
Feb 01, 2021
Why We Need Epiphany(s)
Jan 31, 2021
Our Grand Ambition: To Know Him Better
Jan 30, 2021
Yesterday, Today, and Forever: The Way Ahead
Jan 29, 2021
First Word. Last Word. God’s Word. Final Word.
Jan 28, 2021
The Words of God and the Word of God (Part Four)
Jan 27, 2021
The Words of God and the Word of God (Part Three)
Jan 26, 2021
The Words of God and the Word of God (Part Two)
Jan 25, 2021
The Words of God and the Word of God (Part One)
Jan 24, 2021
The Word of God Is like a Fire in Our Hearts and Bones
Jan 23, 2021
The Word of God Is Sweet and Bitter (Part Two)
Jan 22, 2021
The Word of God Is Sweet and Bitter (Part One)
Jan 21, 2021
The Word of God Unfolds with Deep Understanding for Simple People
Jan 20, 2021
The Word of God Is All Light
Jan 19, 2021
The Word of God Landscapes Our Lives
Jan 18, 2021
Growing Trust in the Word of God
Jan 17, 2021
The Word of God and the Will of God
Jan 16, 2021
First Word. Last Word. God’s Word. Mid-Term Review
Jan 15, 2021
The Word of God Is Not Self-Help
Jan 14, 2021
The Word of God Is Alive and Active
Jan 13, 2021
God-Breathed Words for a God-Breathed Life
Jan 12, 2021
Learning to Do the Word of God
Jan 11, 2021
Learning to Study the Word of God
Jan 10, 2021
Learning to Rememberize the Word of God
Jan 09, 2021
Learning to Meditate on the Word of God
Jan 08, 2021
Learning to Listen to the Word of God
Jan 07, 2021
The Great Epiphany of the Word of God
Jan 06, 2021
On the Word of God as Our Food
Jan 05, 2021
To Live in a Word-Shaped World
Jan 04, 2021
Better than Money. Sweeter than Honey.
Jan 03, 2021
On the Most Important Subject and Curriculum of Our Lives
Jan 02, 2021
First Word. Last Word. God’s Word.
Jan 01, 2021
Born Again on Christmas Day
Dec 25, 2020
Letting Go of Our Security Blanket
Dec 24, 2020
Getting into the Christmas Spirit
Dec 23, 2020
Do Hard Things
Dec 22, 2020
Revisit First Things: Faith and Prayer
Dec 21, 2020
The Watchword of All Watchwords
Dec 20, 2020
Naming Our Holy Discontent
Dec 19, 2020
Dealing with Our Anxiety
Dec 18, 2020
Hurry Up and Wait
Dec 17, 2020
The Refreshing Relief of Holiness
Dec 16, 2020
Breaking Broken Attachments
Dec 15, 2020
True Gift-Giving Versus Reciprocation
Dec 14, 2020
The Train Wreck of Our Assumptions
Dec 13, 2020
A Better Vision for Repentance
Dec 12, 2020
Count Your Coats
Dec 11, 2020
Listen for a Word beyond the Voices of Our Time
Dec 10, 2020
The Quiet Game
Dec 09, 2020
Break Up Your Fallow Ground
Dec 08, 2020
Assessing Our Snooze-Bar Habits
Dec 07, 2020
Finding a Higher Calendar
Dec 06, 2020
Sing the New Old Song
Dec 05, 2020
Why Cynicism Is Soul Cancer and the Cure
Dec 04, 2020
Asking the Deeper Questions
Dec 03, 2020
Learning to Stand on a Word
Dec 02, 2020
Remember the Future
Dec 01, 2020
The Advent Invitation to Courageous Consecration
Nov 30, 2020
Happy Christian New Year!
Nov 29, 2020
The Gospel of John in a Sentence
Nov 28, 2020
For Those Who Need to Be in Control
Nov 27, 2020
Around the Charcoal Fires of Healing
Nov 26, 2020
On Our Lives as Fishing Stories
Nov 25, 2020
On Not Getting Back to Normal
Nov 24, 2020
The Gift of Doubters to the Faith of Us All
Nov 23, 2020
Why You Should Stop Smoking
Nov 22, 2020
Meet Mary—The Glass Ceiling Crusher
Nov 21, 2020
Why the Empty Tomb Is Not Enough
Nov 20, 2020
Why the Resurrection Must Mean More
Nov 19, 2020
The Difference between Respectable and Respect
Nov 18, 2020
The Problem with Our Crosses
Nov 17, 2020
It is Finished! What Is “It?”
Nov 16, 2020
I Pledge Allegiance to the . . .
Nov 15, 2020
Pontius Pilate and the Politician in Us All
Nov 14, 2020
The Right Side of History or the Right Side of Truth?
Nov 13, 2020
When Religion Is the Problem
Nov 12, 2020
Method Acting vs. Role Play and the Call to Discipleship
Nov 11, 2020
Why Standing Up for Jesus May Not Be the Right Thing To Do
Nov 10, 2020
Why Your Gospel May Be Too Small
Nov 09, 2020
Unity Comes from Union. Union Does Not Come from Unity.
Nov 08, 2020
Why Unity May Not Be the Goal
Nov 07, 2020
The Prayer for Holiness
Nov 06, 2020
The Eleven Most Important Words of Prayer
Nov 05, 2020
When an Hour Is More Than Sixty Minutes
Nov 04, 2020
The Most Under-Recognized Promise of Jesus
Nov 03, 2020
Praying in the Name of Jesus Is Not Magic, Just Miraculous
Nov 02, 2020
The Threefold Movement of Discipleship to Jesus
Nov 01, 2020
Why Jesus Is Not Enough (In a Manner of Speaking)
Oct 31, 2020
Why Aren’t We Being Persecuted?
Oct 30, 2020
Why a Hater’s Gonna Hate and What Can Be Done About It
Oct 29, 2020
Why Jesus Doesn’t Need Servants
Oct 28, 2020
The Reason Our Joy Is Not Complete
Oct 27, 2020
Jesus as Life Enhancement vs. Jesus as Life Support
Oct 26, 2020
When Symbols Obscure the Signs
Oct 25, 2020
Why Obedience May Not Mean What You Think It Means
Oct 24, 2020
Why Jesus Doesn’t Do Reverse Delegation
Oct 23, 2020
The Two Most Under-Realized, Revolutionary Words in the Bible
Oct 22, 2020
The Secret to Doing Greater Things than Jesus
Oct 21, 2020
The Eternal Mystery of Being in Two Places at One Time
Oct 20, 2020
Why Love Must Be More than Love
Oct 19, 2020
The Ultimate Failure of Love
Oct 18, 2020
Why Did Jesus Wash Our Feet?
Oct 17, 2020
Jesus Loves You, but I’m His Favorite
Oct 16, 2020
When Washing Feet Is More than Washing Feet
Oct 15, 2020
The Big Problem with People Pleasers
Oct 14, 2020
Why People Have Hard Hearts and How to Help Them
Oct 13, 2020
What to Pray When the Darkness Overwhelms
Oct 12, 2020
Why Sharing Is Not the Answer—And What Is
Oct 11, 2020
Have Mercy on Me a Sinner
Oct 10, 2020
The Glorious Waste of Worship
Oct 09, 2020
On Choosing the Hell of a Predictable Situation
Oct 08, 2020
The Problem behind All Our Problems
Oct 07, 2020
Why Jesus Was Not Crying for Lazarus
Oct 06, 2020
Why the Resurrection Is Not Our Hope
Oct 05, 2020
How to Move from Being Loved to Becoming Love
Oct 04, 2020
Why Jesus Wants Loyal Friends, Not Worshipful Fans
Oct 03, 2020
The Difference between a Retreat and Retreating
Oct 02, 2020
Does Jesus Talk to You?
Oct 01, 2020
Why We Need a Good Shepherd
Sep 30, 2020
How to Know If You Really Believe the Gospel
Sep 29, 2020
The Reason We Are Blind
Sep 28, 2020
When Testimony Trumps Theology
Sep 27, 2020
How to Make Sense of a Situation That Does Not Make Sense
Sep 26, 2020
Will the Real Blind Man Please Stand Up?
Sep 25, 2020
Why Do Good Things Happen to Bad People?
Sep 24, 2020
Why the Glory of God Is Not What We Think
Sep 23, 2020
The Day Jesus Jumped the Shark
Sep 22, 2020
When the Followers of God Become the Spawn of Satan
Sep 21, 2020
How Faith Can Keep Us from Freedom
Sep 20, 2020
It’s Not About Me, But We
Sep 19, 2020
Are We Asleep to the Reality of Supernatural Power?
Sep 18, 2020
The Gospel from 50,000 Feet
Sep 17, 2020
The Lawyers, the Law, and the Law-Giver
Sep 16, 2020
Why Sometimes the Cost of Peace Is Division
Sep 15, 2020
When Eternity Breaks into a Moment in Time
Sep 14, 2020
On the Difference Between Certainty and Faith
Sep 13, 2020
The Truth of Jesus Vs. the Truths about Jesus
Sep 12, 2020
Undercover Boss: When Jesus Shows Up at Your Church
Sep 11, 2020
The Absurdity of Making Jesus Famous
Sep 10, 2020
The Most Mysterious Reality in the Most Concrete Terms
Sep 09, 2020
Holy Cannibalism, Batman! What in the World Is Jesus Talking About?
Sep 08, 2020
Would the Real Followers of Jesus Please Stand Up?
Sep 07, 2020
Why Jesus Must Be More Than the Solution to Our Problems
Sep 06, 2020
Why Jesus Is Not Looking for Employees
Sep 05, 2020
On Getting Away When Things Are Going Well
Sep 04, 2020
When You Know You Are Not Enough
Sep 03, 2020
Have You Been Tested By Jesus?
Sep 02, 2020
How Jesus Makes the Old Testament New
Sep 01, 2020
Reading the Bible and Missing God
Aug 31, 2020
The Gospel Is Not Good to Great. It’s Death to Life.
Aug 29, 2020
Why Our Relationship with God May Not Be What We Thought It Was
Aug 28, 2020
Why God Leaves the Building
Aug 27, 2020
Why the Why of Jesus Matters More Than the What, Who, When, Where and How
Aug 26, 2020
On Interpreting Signs from God
Aug 25, 2020
Do You Have a Testimony?
Aug 24, 2020
The Critical Difference Between Fasting and Dieting
Aug 23, 2020
Why You Can’t Hide From God
Aug 22, 2020
The Gospel of John as Holy Spirit Field Guide
Aug 21, 2020
Jesus and the Basket of Deplorables
Aug 20, 2020
Is God Mad?
Aug 19, 2020
Why Friends Don’t Let Friends Carry the Policy Manual to the Big Game
Aug 18, 2020
The Problem with John 3:16
Aug 17, 2020
Saving Nicodemus
Aug 16, 2020
On the Prison of a Good Reputation
Aug 15, 2020
Has Jesus Entrusted Himself to You?
Aug 14, 2020
There’s a New Temple in Town
Aug 13, 2020
Where the Wine Never Runs Out
Aug 12, 2020
Why We Never Have to Climb the Stairway to Heaven
Aug 11, 2020
From Reality Show Reading to Reading Revelatory Signs
Aug 10, 2020
Remembering the Days of Small Beginnings
Aug 09, 2020
How to See Beyond Sight
Aug 08, 2020
Some Revelation Required
Aug 07, 2020
A God Who Wears Sandals
Aug 06, 2020
The Mind-Blowing Implications of the Word Becoming Flesh
Aug 05, 2020
The Power of Preemptive Grace
Aug 04, 2020
Jesus Created the World He Saved
Aug 03, 2020
God Is Jesus
Aug 02, 2020
The Second Half of the Gospel
Jul 26, 2020
On Giving Ourselves Fully to the Work of the Lord
Jul 24, 2020
How the Christian Faith Becomes Something Other than the Christian Faith
Jul 23, 2020
What If They Found the Bones of Jesus?
Jul 22, 2020
Where Does the Gospel Begin? It Matters What You Think
Jul 21, 2020
The Definitive Guide to the Gifts of the Holy Spirit
Jul 20, 2020
Why New Testament Worship Is More like a Potluck than a Production
Jul 19, 2020
The Big Reason God Writes Us Letters
Jul 17, 2020
Why Greeting Your Seatmates in Church Won’t Cut It Anymore
Jul 16, 2020
Why Worship Is Not about Preaching and Singing
Jul 15, 2020
Do You Eagerly Desire the Gifts of the Holy Spirit?
Jul 14, 2020
Why the Only Thing That Counts Is the Thing We Probably Aren’t Counting
Jul 13, 2020
Do People Actually Have Spiritual Gifts?
Jul 12, 2020
What Our Bodies Can Teach Us about God
Jul 10, 2020
“Jesus Is Lord”: From Conviction-less Claim to Core Truth
Jul 09, 2020
Some Reflections on the Original Happy Meal
Jul 08, 2020
What If We Tailgated before Church?
Jul 07, 2020
Why Facebook Now Offers Unlimited Customized Gender Identity Options (for Americans)
Jul 06, 2020
Is Jesus Like You?
Jul 05, 2020
Why Those Who Cannot Remember Their Past Are Destined to Repeat It
Jul 03, 2020
Baby You Were Born to Run—Just Not Like You Thought
Jul 02, 2020
Dealing with the Other Golden Rule
Jul 01, 2020
The Difference between Being a Doormat and a Doorway
Jun 30, 2020
Until My Rights Are More about You than Me They Are Wrongs
Jun 29, 2020
The Most Important Question for Married Couples and Couples Considering Marriage
Jun 28, 2020
Why Be a Coach When You Are Called to Be a Player?
Jun 26, 2020
Why We Need Sound, Orthodox Biblical Scholars
Jun 25, 2020
What a True Sexual Revolution Might Look Like
Jun 24, 2020
Why We Need Track Shoes When It Comes to Sexual Immorality
Jun 23, 2020
The Church at Corinth as a Bad Jerry Springer Rerun
Jun 22, 2020
Why Sexual Immorality Is Not the Problem
Jun 21, 2020
The Problem with Saying, “Lord Willing and the Creek Don’t Rise”
Jun 19, 2020
The Two Words That Signify Mature, Adult Christianity
Jun 18, 2020
The Respectability of Conventional Religion
Jun 17, 2020
Why I Think I’m Better Than You, and Why It Must Become Just the Opposite
Jun 16, 2020
Working at the Bottom of the Org Chart while Reporting to the Top
Jun 15, 2020
When the Church Should Divide and When It Shouldn’t
Jun 14, 2020
Why Your Local Church Matters and Why It Might Not
Jun 12, 2020
On Christ the Solid Rock I Stand?
Jun 11, 2020
What Farmers Know That the Rest of Us Don’t
Jun 10, 2020
The Problem of Worldly Christians and the Remedy
Jun 09, 2020
Why I’m Not a Disciple-Maker and You Aren’t Either
Jun 08, 2020
The Real Meaning of Maturity
Jun 07, 2020
A Word to Preachers and the People Who Listen to Them
Jun 05, 2020
The Problem with Beauty Pageants
Jun 04, 2020
The Power of a Well-Placed Comma
Jun 03, 2020
How Name-Dropping Works
Jun 02, 2020
The Core Calling of Every Christian
Jun 01, 2020
What Happens in Corinth . . .
May 31, 2020
WILDERNESS: COME HOLY SPIRIT!
May 30, 2020
WILDERNESS: The Two Letters That Changed Everything
May 29, 2020
WILDERNESS: Why Worship Matters So Much
May 28, 2020
WILDERNESS: Our Bodies Tell the Story of Our Hearts
May 27, 2020
WILDERNESS: Between a Rock and a God Place
May 26, 2020
WILDERNESS: On the Difference Between Hiddenness and Hiding
May 25, 2020
WILDERNESS: The Only Thing Too Good to Be True That Is Really True
May 24, 2020
WILDERNESS: The Incredible Power of a Tent of Meeting
May 20, 2020
WILDERNESS: The Seven Most Distressing Words in the Bible
May 19, 2020
WILDERNESS: The Problem with Our Definition of Sin
May 18, 2020
WILDERNESS: How to Deal with Difficult Texts
May 17, 2020
WILDERNESS: The Difference Between an Admission and a Confession
May 15, 2020
WILDERNESS: With Moses in the School of Intercession
May 14, 2020
WILDERNESS: When Singing Becomes the Problem
May 14, 2020
WILDERNESS: With Moses in the School of Intercession
May 13, 2020
WILDERNESS: Why Idolatry Is Just Another Name for Control
May 12, 2020
WILDERNESS: Primitive, Plain, and Powerful
May 11, 2020
WILDERNESS: The Fear of God vs. Being Afraid of God
May 10, 2020
WILDERNESS: Why the Heart of the Law Is the Law of the Heart
May 08, 2020
WILDERNESS: For Our Parents
May 07, 2020
WILDERNESS: The Best Day of the Week—Every Week
May 06, 2020
WILDERNESS: Breaking Free from Cozy Faith
May 05, 2020
WILDERNESS: On the Necessity of Meeting with God
May 04, 2020
WILDERNESS: From the Cozy Prayer Easy Chair to the Humility of the Floor
May 03, 2020
WILDERNESS: The Reason for the Wilderness
May 01, 2020
WILDERNESS: Why We Need Jethros in Our Lives
Apr 30, 2020
WILDERNESS: The Problem with Polytheism
Apr 29, 2020
WILDERNESS: Leaving a Trail of Altars
Apr 28, 2020
WILDERNESS: What Is It All For?
Apr 27, 2020
WILDERNESS: Hardness of Holiness of Heart
Apr 26, 2020
WILDERNESS: The Gift of Thirst
Apr 24, 2020
WILDERNESS: Wonder Bread
Apr 23, 2020
WILDERNESS: Deliverance + Discipleship = Transformation
Apr 22, 2020
WILDERNESS: From Manna to Maggots
Apr 21, 2020
WILDERNESS: Finding “Enough”
Apr 20, 2020
WILDERNESS: Why Our Relationships Are the Mission
Apr 19, 2020
WILDERNESS: Finding a Fasted Lifestyle
Apr 17, 2020
WILDERNESS: The Pivot from Grumbling to Groaning
Apr 16, 2020
WILDERNESS: Twelve Springs and Seventy Palm Trees
Apr 15, 2020
WILDERNESS: The Lord Our Healer
Apr 14, 2020
WILDERNESS: From Ponderous Musings to Practical Mysteries
Apr 13, 2020
WILDERNESS: The Real Prosperity Gospel
Apr 12, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: He Is Risen!
Apr 11, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Follow the Women
Apr 10, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Know Their Context
Apr 09, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Maundy Thursday
Apr 08, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Understand the Wrath of God
Apr 07, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Crave Clarity in Chaos
Apr 06, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Cultivate Holy Imagination
Apr 05, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Share in the Glory of God
Apr 03, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Know 1% Is Enough
Apr 02, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Become Students of Divine Deliverance
Apr 01, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Make Camp in the Middle of Chaos
Mar 31, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Trust God When the Way Seems Longer
Mar 30, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Cloud by Day, Fire by Night
Mar 29, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Know the Whole Story
Mar 27, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Watch and Pray
Mar 26, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Revel in the Grace of the Gospel
Mar 25, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Repent Rather Than Readjust
Mar 24, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Keep a Soft Heart in God’s Hands
Mar 23, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Trust in God’s Word over Their Experience
Mar 22, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Bricks Without Straw
Mar 20, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Know They Can’t Go This Way Alone
Mar 19, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Believe God Has A Plan
Mar 18, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Keep Ultimate Matters in View
Mar 17, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Don’t Let Their Insufficiency Get in the Way of God’s Calling
Mar 16, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Know Their Ontology
Mar 15, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Understand the Obedience of Faith
Mar 13, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: From No to Maybe to Yes
Mar 12, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Never Retire
Mar 11, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Shrug Off Their Slumbering Spirit
Mar 10, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: On Fire, But Not Burned Up
Mar 09, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Know the Difference Between Their Importance and Their Worth
Mar 08, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Trust God with Difficult Circumstances
Mar 06, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Do the Will of God in the Ways of God
Mar 05, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Choose Surrender over Resignation
Mar 04, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Do Not Choose the Lesser of Two Evils
Mar 03, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Fear God More Than People
Mar 02, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Receive by Revelation
Mar 01, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: All the Days of My Life and Forever
Feb 28, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: This Is How We Fight Our Battles
Feb 27, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Fear No Evil
Feb 26, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Know How to Receive Guidance from the Shepherd
Feb 25, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Lack Nothing
Feb 24, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Know God Is Enough
Feb 23, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Don’t Have Priorities, They Have a Priority
Feb 21, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Learn to Embrace The Valley of Vision
Feb 20, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Set Their Hearts on Pilgrimage
Feb 19, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: My Soul Yearns for the Living God
Feb 18, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Lean into the Long Game of Redemption
Feb 17, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Show Us How to Build an Altar
Feb 16, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Show Us the Struggle Is Real
Feb 14, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Walk the Painful Path from Frustrated Desires to Core Longings Fulfilled
Feb 13, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Show Us What Awakening Looks Like
Feb 12, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Don’t Ask Why Me, But Why This?
Feb 11, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Seek Confirmation Rather Proof
Feb 10, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Show Us How Faith Works
Feb 09, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Walk in Unwavering Faith
Feb 07, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Have Audacity
Feb 06, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Trade Incredulity for Inquisitiveness
Feb 05, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Take the Road Less Traveled
Feb 04, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: The Hardest Words in the Hardest Times
Feb 03, 2020
People Who Say Such Things: Introduction
Feb 02, 2020
I Am Writing This for Only One Person
Dec 30, 2019
The Two Kinds of Faith
Dec 29, 2019
People Who Say Such Things . . .
Dec 28, 2019
On the Difference Between The Faith and My Faith
Dec 27, 2019
Awakening Faith in an Age of Domesticated Religion
Dec 26, 2019
The Great Gift
Dec 24, 2019
God Is Here
Dec 23, 2019
Prepare Him Room
Dec 22, 2019
The Gospel We Need to Hear
Dec 21, 2019
The Visitation
Dec 20, 2019
Costly Consent
Dec 19, 2019
Favored One
Dec 18, 2019
The God of the Impossible
Dec 17, 2019
The Waiting Ones
Dec 16, 2019
Ordinary Obedience
Dec 15, 2019
The God Who Sees Me
Dec 14, 2019
Cloud of Witnesses
Dec 13, 2019
The God Who Cries with Us
Dec 12, 2019
Refiner’s Fire
Dec 11, 2019
Stripped of All but Love
Dec 10, 2019
The Key Moment
Dec 09, 2019
Every Desert Will Become a Garden
Dec 08, 2019
Suffering and Hope
Dec 07, 2019
The Kingdom Way
Dec 06, 2019
Worship and Justice Go Together
Dec 05, 2019
A Word with Teeth
Dec 04, 2019
Baptized in God
Dec 03, 2019
One Day Jesus Came
Dec 02, 2019
Come to the Wilderness
Dec 01, 2019
God Speaks in the Void
Nov 30, 2019
On Ending a Story That Never Ends
Nov 29, 2019
The Apostolic Nuclear Option and When to Use It
Nov 28, 2019
Why I Want You and Me to Be People of One Book
Nov 27, 2019
Taking Apostolic Responsibility for Your City or Town
Nov 26, 2019
When the Kingdom Comes to the Empire
Nov 25, 2019
What Do Castor and Pollux Have to Do with Anything?
Nov 24, 2019
Do We Really Believe in the Holy Spirit?
Nov 23, 2019
People Are Clueless—Love Them Anyway
Nov 22, 2019
Why the People We Want to Reach Probably Don’t Care About Our Awesome Sermon Series
Nov 21, 2019
Will You Do Me a Favor? It’s Probably Not What You’re Thinking Though
Nov 20, 2019
The Apostle Paul and Praying in Restaurants
Nov 19, 2019
Why “Work Like It Depends on You, Pray Like It Depends on God” Is Wrong
Nov 18, 2019
Why Real Leadership Often Doesn’t Come from the Leaders
Nov 17, 2019
The Perfect Storm
Nov 16, 2019
Sometimes It’s Satan, Most of the Time It’s the Wind
Nov 15, 2019
The Extraordinary Implications of Ordinary Kindness
Nov 14, 2019
Why You Should Start Writing Your Autobiography
Nov 13, 2019
How Mature Followers of Jesus Handle Undeserved Hardships
Nov 12, 2019
The Hard Question We Must Ask Ourselves for the Sake of Others
Nov 11, 2019
The Implausibility of the Real Truth
Nov 10, 2019
Why We Don’t Need Any More “Visionary” Leaders
Nov 09, 2019
How the Holy Spirit Goads Unbelievers to Faith in Jesus
Nov 08, 2019
Are You a “For” Person or an “Against” Person?
Nov 07, 2019
Why Faith Must Be All About the End-Game
Nov 06, 2019
Remember This When You Find Yourself Before Governors and Kings
Nov 05, 2019
Lost in Translation: Something about a Dead Guy Named Jesus Who Paul Said Was Alive
Nov 04, 2019
Why I’d Rather Be Tried by Caesar than the Church
Nov 03, 2019
Google Earth and the Will of God
Nov 02, 2019
Why History Makers Rarely Know They Are Making History
Nov 01, 2019
Why the Politicians of Every Age Go the Way of their Commercials
Oct 31, 2019
When You Need the Best Lawyer in Town
Oct 30, 2019
Before You Call the Cops On Your Friends
Oct 29, 2019
Why You Should Send Your Resume to the Holy Spirit
Oct 28, 2019
The Surprising Secret to Total Invincibility
Oct 27, 2019
Does the Lord Speak to You?
Oct 26, 2019
You May Not Like This Post, But It’s One of My Favorites
Oct 25, 2019
Learning to Call Our Own Fouls
Oct 24, 2019
Would You Like to Know Jesus Like Paul Knew Jesus?
Oct 23, 2019
Taking a Selfie of Your Soul
Oct 22, 2019
If I Were Going to Get a Tattoo It Would Say . . .
Oct 21, 2019
The Critical Difference Between Knowledge and Knowing
Oct 20, 2019
Why Our Churches Should Care More about Teaching Languages Than Our Schools Do
Oct 19, 2019
How Apostles Deal with Haters
Oct 18, 2019
The Treachery of Religion
Oct 17, 2019
How I Shaved My Head to Save My Butt
Oct 16, 2019
The One Agenda Item That Could Redeem Most Church Meetings
Oct 15, 2019
The Most Confounding Logic of Life
Oct 14, 2019
Know the Destination and Don’t Sweat the Details
Oct 13, 2019
Why the Early Church Had More in Common with AA Than Today’s Churches
Oct 11, 2019
The Ministry of Leaving
Oct 10, 2019
Why Sound Doctrine & Teaching Is a Matter of Life and Death
Oct 09, 2019
The Secret of Sola Sancta Caritas
Oct 08, 2019
May 31, 2020: Why You Must Hold the Date!
Oct 07, 2019
Death by Preaching: It Really Happened
Oct 06, 2019
The Five Things You Need Every Day to Live Well
Oct 04, 2019
The Trouble with the Friday Night Lights Approach to the Gospel
Oct 03, 2019
Why the Gospel Must Be Bigger than “Jesus Saves”
Oct 02, 2019
The Difference between the Prosperity Gospel and the Gospel of Prosperity
Oct 01, 2019
The Danger of the Harry Potter Approach to Supernatural Ministry
Sep 30, 2019
The Problem with Doing Miracles
Sep 29, 2019
The Conversations that Matter Most
Sep 27, 2019
The Question We Should Ask More Often
Sep 26, 2019
The Problem with Being a Great “Communicator”
Sep 25, 2019
A First Century Battle Cry for a 21st Century Church
Sep 24, 2019
The Rise of the Micro-Church
Sep 23, 2019
The Upside of Living in a Post-Christian Nation
Sep 22, 2019
On Knowing When to Fold Them
Sep 20, 2019
When the Gospel Goes to Vegas
Sep 19, 2019
The Painful Journey from Plausibility to the Power of God
Sep 18, 2019
The Lure of Plausability
Sep 17, 2019
Why We May Be Wrong Even Though We’re Right
Sep 16, 2019
May the Best Reading Win
Sep 15, 2019
How to Be Open-Minded; And How Not to Be
Sep 13, 2019
The Domesticated Church vs. the Awakening Movement of Jesus
Sep 12, 2019
What I Learned from Fishing with a Pro
Sep 11, 2019
Asserting My Rights vs. Stewarding God’s Gifts
Sep 10, 2019
When the Good Guys Are the Bad Guys
Sep 09, 2019
What Was That Chris Tomlin Song Again?
Sep 08, 2019
How the Gospel Solves Your Problems—Eventually
Sep 06, 2019
Why You Should Probably Get Rid of that Ouiji Board
Sep 05, 2019
Oh the People You will Meet . . .
Sep 04, 2019
When the Door Closes (Or Gets Slammed in Your Face)
Sep 03, 2019
Are You Taking People “Along for the Journey” with You?
Sep 02, 2019
When “Parting Ways” Is the Way to Go
Sep 01, 2019
Are You Tweeting Life or Just Twittering It Away?
Aug 30, 2019
5 Takeaways from the Jerusalem Council for Leaders Today
Aug 29, 2019
Pop Quiz: One of These Things Is Not Like the Others
Aug 28, 2019
Seven Points of Apostolic Guidance on Making Major Doctrinal Decisions
Aug 27, 2019
Unless You Read This Post . . .
Aug 26, 2019
What to Do When You Are Mistaken for a God
Aug 25, 2019
When Faith Heals and When It Doesn’t
Aug 23, 2019
Why I Don’t Aspire to Be a “Great” Preacher Anymore
Aug 22, 2019
When the Gospel and Happy Songs Part Ways: A 21st Century Parable of Persecution
Aug 21, 2019
Are You Part of a Cheap Trick Church?
Aug 20, 2019
The Missing Link in the Christian Faith Today
Aug 19, 2019
A Biblically Faithful Framework for Sharing the Gospel
Aug 18, 2019
Is the Bible Relevant for My Life? It’s the Wrong Question
Aug 16, 2019
Forcing My Way vs. Finding the Way of the Holy Spirit
Aug 15, 2019
The Apostle Paul as Gandalf the Great
Aug 14, 2019
What to Do When the Holy Spirit Gives You an Assignment (i.e. a Mission from God)
Aug 13, 2019
Why Living Life “On Call” Is Better Than Being “Called” into Ministry
Aug 12, 2019
The Difference Between Possessing Power and Being Possessed by Power
Aug 11, 2019
Does Prayer Really Matter?
Aug 09, 2019
What to Never Do When All Seems Lost and Your Back Is to the Wall
Aug 08, 2019
Breaking News: Apostles Arrested—One Executed, Other Jailed
Aug 07, 2019
The Five Things You Learn in Antioch
Aug 06, 2019
The Church: WalMart or Wikipedia?
Aug 05, 2019
Then I Remembered What the Lord Had Said
Aug 04, 2019
Ten Reasons Why the Gospel Is the Holy Spirit
Aug 02, 2019
How to Preach the Gospel in Four Tweets
Aug 01, 2019
What a Friend We Have in . . . Cornelius?
Jul 31, 2019
Why the Average Person Doesn’t Hear from the Holy Spirit
Jul 30, 2019
When the Holy Spirit Overturns Biblical Precedent with Further Revelation
Jul 29, 2019
A Study in How God Gets Things Done
Jul 28, 2019
The Most Important Question We Can Ask Ourselves: Are We the Brand, or the Branding?
Jul 26, 2019
You Have One Job Today
Jul 25, 2019
The Gospel According to Jeffrey Dahmer
Jul 24, 2019
Seeing the Story of God through the Lens of Our 24-Hour News Cycle
Jul 23, 2019
Two Takes on the Sovereignty of God: Divine Puppeteer or Sovereign Stage Director?
Jul 22, 2019
The Internal Insecurity of the Doctrine of Eternal Security and Why Divine Assurance Is a More Excellent Way
Jul 21, 2019
5 Keys to Apostolic Authority (i.e. the Favor of the Holy Spirit)
Jul 19, 2019
The Church Searches for Better Programs; God Searches for Better People
Jul 18, 2019
The Most Blasphemous Crime in the Church Today
Jul 17, 2019
Does God Have a Reason for Everything? Wrong Question!
Jul 16, 2019
Meet the Osama Bin Laden of the New Testament
Jul 15, 2019
God Doesn’t Need Lawyers—He Needs Witnesses
Jul 14, 2019
The Hell of a Predictable Situation vs. the Joy of an Unpredictable One
Jul 12, 2019
The Two Most Critical Realities in Life
Jul 11, 2019
Four Tips for Better Biblical Storytelling
Jul 10, 2019
Biblical Storytelling as Public Worship and Spiritual Warfare
Jul 09, 2019
Why the Biblical Story Can Never Be a Rerun
Jul 08, 2019
3 Keys to Becoming a Better Biblical Storyteller
Jul 07, 2019
The Secret to Learning the Gospel Art of Kingdom Improvisation
Jul 05, 2019
We Have an Enemy But It Is Never Other People
Jul 04, 2019
How Apostles Solve Problems
Jul 03, 2019
The Way God Wins the Battle
Jul 02, 2019
On the Difference between Being a Christian and Being an American
Jul 01, 2019
Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People? It’s the Wrong Question
Jun 30, 2019
Attractive vs. Attractional: The Difference Between Beauty and Too Much Make-up
Jun 28, 2019
How Lying Creates a Murder-suicide Crime Scene
Jun 27, 2019
How Democrats and Republicans Miss the Point on Poverty
Jun 26, 2019
Seven Steps to Praying like an Apostle
Jun 25, 2019
Why Churches Rarely Grow Beyond the Faith of Their Leaders
Jun 24, 2019
How to Be Filled with the Holy Spirit and How to Know
Jun 23, 2019
What Supermodels and the Super Rich Teach Us About the Gospel
Jun 21, 2019
Jesus Does Not Excuse Ignorance, He Suffers the Consequences of It
Jun 20, 2019
Have You Accepted Personal Responsibility for the Death of Jesus?
Jun 19, 2019
The Power of Holy Discontent (aka Disruptive Grace)
Jun 18, 2019
Power Is Rarely Concerned with Love, But Love Is Always Charged with Power
Jun 17, 2019
The Big Problem with the Book of Acts and the Big Solution
Jun 16, 2019
Early Church Lesson #3: Why the Gospel Is More Like an Infomercial Than a Sitcom
Jun 14, 2019
Early Church Lesson #2: Two Ways to Read the Bible
Jun 13, 2019
Early Church Lesson #1: Fundamentals Without Fundamentalism
Jun 12, 2019
What to Do When the Holy Spirit Does Something Not in the Bulletin
Jun 11, 2019
Why June 9 Is More Important Than July 4 This Year
Jun 10, 2019
The Twelfth Apostle, Then and Now
Jun 09, 2019
What a Group of Mothers Taught Me About the Holy Spirit
Jun 07, 2019
**SPOILER ALERT!**
Jun 06, 2019
Why an Inspired Life Requires an Inspired Story
Jun 05, 2019
Taking on the Sacred Cow of the “Overflow” Approach
Jun 04, 2019
Why the “Bless Me So That I May Be A Blessing” Approach Is Exactly Wrong
Jun 03, 2019
The Fundamental Truth of the Christian Faith
Jun 02, 2019
All Politics Is Local
Jun 01, 2019
It’s A Trap
May 31, 2019
The Politics Of Jesus
May 30, 2019
Jesus Is Lord, Caesar Is Not. Unless…
May 28, 2019
No Salvation Without Representation
May 28, 2019
Following The Leader
May 26, 2019
Take My Hand
May 25, 2019
Not Yet Or Right Now
May 24, 2019
A Different Time (part two)
May 23, 2019
It’s Really Black And White
May 21, 2019
A Different Time (part one)
May 21, 2019
But Seriously
May 20, 2019
Why So Serious?
May 18, 2019
Be Our Guest
May 17, 2019
We Can Do Hard Things
May 15, 2019
Respect Your Eldership
May 15, 2019
This Is Personal
May 13, 2019
Anytime. Anywhere.
May 13, 2019
To Be Conintued
May 10, 2019
Oh Mercy
May 08, 2019
The Formula
May 08, 2019
Don’t Get Defensive
May 07, 2019
Knowing Is Half The Battle
May 06, 2019
False Positives
May 04, 2019
Dereliction Of Duty
May 02, 2019
A Big Deal
May 01, 2019
Teachers Matter
Apr 30, 2019
Why, What, How
Apr 29, 2019
Thanks Bro
Apr 28, 2019
Tough Love: Wander Or Remain
Apr 26, 2019
The Truth About What We Believe
Apr 25, 2019
The Truth About Love
Apr 24, 2019
Between Father And Son
Apr 23, 2019
Don’t Live Your Truth
Apr 22, 2019
Between You And Me
Apr 21, 2019
Easter Sunday
Apr 20, 2019
Holy Saturday
Apr 19, 2019
Good Friday
Apr 18, 2019
Maundy Thursday
Apr 17, 2019
Welcome to a Place Called Vertigo
Apr 16, 2019
Above All, Treasure the Words of Jesus
Apr 15, 2019
My Two Cents’ Worth?
Apr 14, 2019
Start Caring More
Apr 13, 2019
Invite Jesus to Church and Prepare Yourself
Apr 12, 2019
Get Ready for the Great Reversal
Apr 11, 2019
Become a Holy Risk-Taker
Apr 10, 2019
Be Careful How You Read
Apr 09, 2019
Answer His Question
Apr 08, 2019
We’ve Never Been Here Before
Apr 07, 2019
Measure Down
Apr 05, 2019
It’s Always Now or Never
Apr 04, 2019
Act As If
Apr 03, 2019
Listen to the Coach
Apr 02, 2019
Stop and Help the Homeless Man
Apr 01, 2019
Take a Course in Higher Math
Mar 31, 2019
Don’t Settle to Be a Servant
Mar 30, 2019
Conjunction Junction: And or Or?
Mar 29, 2019
Seek Relationship with People in Need
Mar 28, 2019
Be a Shield, Not a Sword
Mar 27, 2019
Surrender to God—Don’t Resign to Circumstance
Mar 26, 2019
Believe Big in the Power of Small
Mar 25, 2019
Let Your Life Teach
Mar 24, 2019
Don’t “Behave.” Become!
Mar 23, 2019
Is Your House on Fire?
Mar 22, 2019
Don’t Be Afraid—Be Prepared
Mar 21, 2019
Learn to Receive
Mar 20, 2019
Be Possessed by Abundance
Mar 19, 2019
Realize Your Influence
Mar 18, 2019
Take the Inside-Out Route
Mar 17, 2019
Flip Repentance
Mar 15, 2019
Give Up the Quest for Middle Ground
Mar 14, 2019
Ask Our Father For the Gift of the Holy Spirit
Mar 13, 2019
Learn the Prayer—It’s Better Than Yours
Mar 12, 2019
Beware of Self-Serving Service
Mar 11, 2019
Do Good
Mar 10, 2019
Learn Jesus’ Most Exuberant Prayer
Mar 09, 2019
Listen with Your Ears
Mar 08, 2019
Take the Long View
Mar 07, 2019
Acknowledge That God’s Ways are Perfect
Mar 06, 2019
Ash Wednesday—Don’t Be Afraid to Ask
Mar 05, 2019
Shrove Tuesday on Transfiguration Mountain
Mar 04, 2019
The Question of All Questions
Mar 03, 2019
Jesus to David Blaine: “You Can’t Touch This!”
Mar 01, 2019
The Satanic Legion—Then and Now
Feb 28, 2019
Who Needs the Weather Channel When You’ve Got Jesus?
Feb 27, 2019
Jesus and the Irony of It All
Feb 26, 2019
On the Difference Between Pity and Compassion
Feb 25, 2019
Would You Like to Amaze Jesus? Here’s How
Feb 24, 2019
The Secret Life of Jesus vs. the Secret to the Life of Jesus
Feb 21, 2019
On the Difference Between the Rules and the Rule
Feb 20, 2019
When Love Goes Out of Bounds
Feb 19, 2019
How Jesus Handles the Walking Dead
Feb 18, 2019
Jesus the Master Angler
Feb 17, 2019
A Small Town God with Big Time Authority
Feb 14, 2019
The Scripture Reading Heard ‘Round the World
Feb 13, 2019
How to Combat the Love of Power with the Power of Love
Feb 12, 2019
The Word That Changed Everything
Feb 11, 2019
The Word of God Is the Stage of World History
Feb 10, 2019
Thank You, James: A Parting Gift from the Brother of Jesus
Feb 09, 2019
The Difference Between the Power of Prayer and the Power of the People Praying
Feb 08, 2019
Combating Evil Instead of Trying to Explain It
Feb 07, 2019
Why Wait Is Not a Four-Letter Word
Feb 06, 2019
How Self-Indulgence Wins and How It Loses
Feb 05, 2019
How to Not Be an Arrogant Person
Feb 04, 2019
How to Stop Talking About People
Feb 03, 2019
Taking on the Rogue Power of Pride
Jan 31, 2019
Maturity Means Moving from Managing Sin to Discipling Desires
Jan 30, 2019
How to Know If You Are a Wise Person
Jan 29, 2019
The Inestimable Power of Blessing and Cursing
Jan 28, 2019
On Sticks and Stones and Words
Jan 27, 2019
Watch Your Mouth!
Jan 25, 2019
On “Owning Your Life”
Jan 24, 2019
Put Me In, Coach. I’m Ready to Play—Today!
Jan 23, 2019
Why Mere Belief Won’t Get it Done
Jan 22, 2019
How to Know If You Really Love God
Jan 21, 2019
The Way We Treat Those We Deem Unimportant
Jan 20, 2019
The Way True Religion Breaks the Self-Deception of False Faith
Jan 18, 2019
The Age of the Selfie on Steroids
Jan 17, 2019
A Strategy Beyond Anger Management
Jan 16, 2019
The Deception of Self-Deception
Jan 15, 2019
Why Pinning Can Lead to Sinning
Jan 14, 2019
The Big Problem with First World Problems
Jan 13, 2019
The Difference Between Your Perseverance and the Holy Spirit’s Perseverance
Jan 10, 2019
Why There’s No Such Thing as a “Christian” Nation
Jan 09, 2019
The Problem with My Social Media Bio
Jan 08, 2019
James . . . Just James.
Jan 07, 2019
James: The First Real Christian
Jan 06, 2019
The Song of Creation
Jan 05, 2019
Wisdom in the Flesh
Jan 04, 2019
Spreading the Joy
Jan 03, 2019
Death and Resurrection
Jan 02, 2019
Jesus and the Temple
Jan 01, 2019
Incarnation
Dec 31, 2018
Awareness and Spiritual Practice
Dec 30, 2018
Simeon’s Ecstasy
Dec 29, 2018
Border Crossing
Dec 28, 2018
The One of Peace
Dec 27, 2018
Ripple Effect
Dec 26, 2018
Revelation
Dec 25, 2018
Small Moments
Dec 24, 2018
Christmas Eve
Dec 23, 2018
Where is God?
Dec 22, 2018
Five Minutes B.C.
Dec 21, 2018
Rebellion
Dec 20, 2018
Remembering the Future
Dec 19, 2018
The Way
Dec 18, 2018
Look Again
Dec 17, 2018
Daddy King
Dec 16, 2018
Yahweh Remembers
Dec 15, 2018
A Borrowed Song
Dec 14, 2018
Clay Pots, Trumpets, and A Child is Born
Dec 13, 2018
Broken Branches
Dec 12, 2018
Don’t Forget the Fire
Dec 11, 2018
Love Local (Go Small and Go Home)
Dec 10, 2018
Joy to the World (Or, How to Write a Better Song)
Dec 09, 2018
The Singer
Dec 08, 2018
You Are Spoken For
Dec 07, 2018
Hope is Always
Dec 06, 2018
The Center of the Story
Dec 05, 2018
Christmas, Come Down
Dec 04, 2018
Let There Be Light
Dec 03, 2018
The Protagonist
Dec 02, 2018
The Wisdom Behind a Good Old Fashioned Trust Fall
Nov 30, 2018
What Faith Is and What It Is Not
Nov 29, 2018
Without the Resurrection, We’ve Got Nothing
Nov 28, 2018
Why Faith Has to Die
Nov 27, 2018
Tired of Following Jesus in Secret?
Nov 26, 2018
Why We Say “Thank God It’s Friday”
Nov 25, 2018
The Mind of Christ Is the Cross
Nov 22, 2018
The Glorious Imposition of the Cross
Nov 21, 2018
Why You Should Not Be Ashamed of Yourself
Nov 20, 2018
Why It’s All Your Fault
Nov 19, 2018
Why Are You So Defensive?
Nov 18, 2018
The Journey of Peter and the Journey of Us
Nov 16, 2018
How Faith Is Like a “Get Out of Jail Free” Card, and How It’s Not
Nov 15, 2018
The Reason Behind Most Discipleship Failures
Nov 14, 2018
The Wound That Never Heals
Nov 13, 2018
The Lord Helps Those Who Help Themselves . . . Sort Of
Nov 12, 2018
Why There’s No Place for “If” in Prayer
Nov 11, 2018
On the Difference Between Faith and Optimism
Nov 09, 2018
Getting in Touch with Our Inner Judas
Nov 07, 2018
The Key to Perceiving Revelation
Nov 06, 2018
The Big Problem with Being More Dedicated to God
Nov 05, 2018
The Three Kinds of People You Meet on the Way to the Cross
Nov 04, 2018
Why Being Ready for the End Means Being Joyfully Alive in the Present
Nov 02, 2018
Why Does the Word of God Endure Forever?
Nov 01, 2018
When the Sky Starts Falling
Oct 31, 2018
Why We Must Leave Behind “Left Behind”
Oct 30, 2018
On the Day It All Hits the Fan and the Day After That
Oct 29, 2018
When It’s Time to Build Something More Than Buildings
Oct 28, 2018
Moving from Information to Conversation
Oct 25, 2018
The Two Ways of Keeping the Law and Why it Matters Most
Oct 24, 2018
TTLV: Take The Long View
Oct 23, 2018
Why God and Politics Can’t Be Separated
Oct 22, 2018
Why You Really Don’t Own Anything
Oct 21, 2018
Reformation? Revolution? Or Resurrection? On the Power of Telling an Alternative Story
Oct 19, 2018
The Difference Between the Power of Prayer and the Power of God
Oct 18, 2018
On Splitting Hell Wide Open with a Baptismal Certificate in Your Hands
Oct 17, 2018
Living in the Light of the Larger Story
Oct 16, 2018
Why Blindness Is the Real Problem
Oct 15, 2018
How Jesus Wants Us to Respond to Hard Things
Oct 14, 2018
How Jesus Kicks Our Value System to the Curb
Oct 12, 2018
Getting the A and Failing the Course
Oct 11, 2018
The Big Problem of the Powerful
Oct 10, 2018
On the Reason for Marriage and the Difficulty of Divorce
Oct 09, 2018
How Sin Continues to Win and How to Beat It
Oct 08, 2018
Why We Aren’t the Champions
Oct 07, 2018
The Problem with Lazy Faith and the Way Beyond It
Oct 05, 2018
What To Do in the Face of a Discipleship Fail
Oct 04, 2018
Holy Transfiguration Batman!
Oct 03, 2018
The Problem with Lowest Common Denominator Discipleship
Oct 02, 2018
Why It’s Not Enough for Jesus to Be the Messiah
Oct 01, 2018
Why Miracles Will Never Be Enough
Sep 30, 2018
On the Difference Between Faith and Risk Management
Sep 28, 2018
On the Every Day Ministry of Food
Sep 27, 2018
The Difference Between Extravagant Embrace and Radical Inclusiveness
Sep 26, 2018
The Desperate Need We Have to Be in Need
Sep 25, 2018
Getting to the Heart of the Matter
Sep 24, 2018
The Problem with the Rules . . . or the Possibilities
Sep 23, 2018
When the Holy Spirit Does Something Not In the Bulletin
Sep 21, 2018
Do We Really Recognize Jesus?
Sep 20, 2018
The Disciples’ Dilemma: When Knowledge Gets in the Way of Knowing
Sep 19, 2018
The Thing Jesus Wants The Most From Us
Sep 18, 2018
The Holy Spirit and Setting Boundaries
Sep 17, 2018
Why Marriage Is Not About Marriage and What It Is About
Sep 16, 2018
It Takes Two to Bring the Kingdom
Sep 13, 2018
The Kind of Places Where Miracles Don’t Happen
Sep 12, 2018
Up Girl!
Sep 11, 2018
A Word for Women (and Men) that Can Change Everything
Sep 10, 2018
The Problem of Reducing People to Their Problems
Sep 09, 2018
Do You Believe in Demons?
Sep 07, 2018
On Becoming the Kind of People Who Don’t Give Up On People
Sep 06, 2018
Who Needs the Weather Channel When You’ve Got Jesus?
Sep 05, 2018
A Parable about the Most Humble Power in the World
Sep 04, 2018
How to Have a High Failure Rate Without Failing
Aug 31, 2018
Why Jesus Is the New (Old) Normal
Aug 30, 2018
Three Reasons You Have Probably Not Blasphemed the Holy Spirit
Aug 29, 2018
The Missing Link in Our Disciple-Making
Aug 28, 2018
If You Had a Holy Spirit Gauge, What Would It Read?
Aug 27, 2018
The Critical Difference Between Being Responsible “for” Others and Responsive “to” Them
Aug 26, 2018
Ready for the New Wine? Get Rid of the Old Wineskin
Aug 24, 2018
What Makes Fasting Christian?
Aug 23, 2018
Why There is No Such Thing as “Secular”
Aug 22, 2018
When the Holy Spirit Makes a Hot Mess
Aug 21, 2018
The Difference Between Witnessing and Being a Witness
Aug 20, 2018
The Most Important Word in the New Testament
Aug 19, 2018
When I Fight Authority
Aug 16, 2018
Jesus’ Essential Message in 17 Words
Aug 15, 2018
The Secret Way of Holy Spirit Filled Fasting
Aug 14, 2018
When Revival Becomes Awakening
Aug 13, 2018
The Gospel of the Holy Spirit
Aug 12, 2018
The Real Lord’s Prayer (Part 3)
Aug 09, 2018
The Real Lord’s Prayer (Part 2)
Aug 08, 2018
The Real Lord’s Prayer (Part 1)
Aug 07, 2018
The Fifth Prayer of the Cross: The Abandonment Prayer
Aug 06, 2018
The Fourth Prayer of the Cross: The Forsakenness Prayer
Aug 05, 2018
The Third Prayer of the Cross: The Forgiveness Prayer
Aug 02, 2018
The Second Prayer of the Cross: The Gethsemane Prayer
Aug 01, 2018
The First Prayer of the Cross (Part 3)
Jul 31, 2018
The First Prayer of the Cross (Part 2)
Jul 30, 2018
The First Prayer of the Cross (Part 1)
Jul 29, 2018
The Great Secret Behind the Great Power of Prayer
Jul 24, 2018
The Thing We Need More Than Faithfulness In Prayer
Jul 23, 2018
Why There Is Only One Prayer
Jul 22, 2018
The Centrality of “Our Father” in an Age of Gender Confusion
Jul 19, 2018
A Few More Words on Letting Our Words Be Few
Jul 18, 2018
The Problem When Our Problems Consume Our Praying
Jul 17, 2018
How the Lord’s Prayer Became an Adventure in Missing the Point
Jul 16, 2018
The Most Corporately-Prayed Prayer in the History of Prayer
Jul 15, 2018
Why the Problem with Over-Confidence and Under-Confidence Are the Same Problem
Jul 12, 2018
The Prayer You Probably Never Thought of as a Prayer
Jul 11, 2018
The Most Obvious, Most Neglected Curriculum for Prayer in the History of Prayer
Jul 10, 2018
Is It Time To Re-Presence Your Practice of Prayer?
Jul 09, 2018
Welcome to the New Testament of Prayer
Jul 08, 2018
The Only Distinction That Matters
Jul 05, 2018
Prayer As a Campout In the Sanctuary of God’s Presence
Jul 04, 2018
The Unconventional Warfare of Prayer
Jul 03, 2018
Prayer as Problem Solving or Presence Seeking?
Jul 02, 2018
Why We Don’t Know Much About History
Jul 01, 2018
When It’s Time to Stop Crying Out and Start Moving On
Jun 28, 2018
The Prayer of Deliverance: From the Bondage of Slavery to the Bonding of Worship
Jun 27, 2018
The Most Simple And Complex Prayer Of All
Jun 26, 2018
Why Prayer Cannot Be Reverse Delegation
Jun 25, 2018
Getting Beyond Prayer as a Pee-Wee Soccer Game
Jun 24, 2018
On the Difference Between Worrying Our Prayers and Praying Our Anxieties
Jun 21, 2018
On Career-Ending Failures and New Beginnings
Jun 20, 2018
The Prayer-Filled Life: On Fire But Not Consumed
Jun 19, 2018
The Prayer of Groaning
Jun 18, 2018
The Day the House Entered Me
Jun 17, 2018
On Last Year’s Branches and This Year’s Fruit
Jun 14, 2018
Prayer Means Jesus Takes the Wheel
Jun 13, 2018
Have You Learned the Prayer of Abandon?
Jun 12, 2018
There’s Something About a Tree . . .
Jun 11, 2018
Prayer as Divine Negotiation
Jun 10, 2018
Right Here. Right Now. The Journey So Far.
Jun 07, 2018
A God Who Swears on His Life—For Us
Jun 06, 2018
On Building Altars
Jun 03, 2018
Why Walking with God Means Traveling Without an Itinerary
May 31, 2018
The Antithesis of Prayer
May 30, 2018
Why I Don’t Believe Most People Are Good
May 29, 2018
The First Sermon I Ever Preached. The Text May Surprise You.
May 28, 2018
On The Difference Between a Prayer Life and a Life of Prayer
May 27, 2018
Prayer AS Walking with God vs. Prayer IS Walking with God
May 24, 2018
The Epic Fail of Eden
May 23, 2018
Why We Must Rest from Prayer
May 22, 2018
How Prayer Leads Us into a Whole New World
May 21, 2018
Why Prayer Is Not the Solution to Our Problem
May 20, 2018
Why Prayer Does Not Move God and What Does
May 18, 2018
The True Way of Prayer Is Claim It and Name It
May 17, 2018
Why Prayer Doesn’t Work and Who Does
May 16, 2018
The Three Most Powerful Words of Prayer
May 15, 2018
In the Beginning: Prayer
May 13, 2018
The War of Prayer
May 10, 2018
Don’t Forget
May 09, 2018
Right Here. Right Now.
May 09, 2018
Look Away
May 08, 2018
Just a Little Patience
May 07, 2018
The Big Surprise
May 04, 2018
Can I Get an Amen?
May 02, 2018
Don’t Be a Donkey’s Donkey
May 01, 2018
I Double-Dog Curse You
May 01, 2018
The Twin Cities
Apr 30, 2018
Water World
Apr 27, 2018
In God We Trust, But Just in Case
Apr 25, 2018
Follow Me
Apr 24, 2018
Why Your Resume Needs Your Eulogy
Apr 23, 2018
Now Don’t Forget It
Apr 23, 2018
Glory, Glory, Hallelujah!
Apr 20, 2018
What’s In a Name?
Apr 18, 2018
Right Belief. Wrong Life.
Apr 18, 2018
The Grace and Peace of Puzzle Work
Apr 16, 2018
Thanks Tychicus
Apr 15, 2018
One Little Word Shall Fell Him
Apr 12, 2018
And Though This World with Devils Filled . . .
Apr 11, 2018
The Surprising Way of Becoming Strong In the Lord
Apr 10, 2018
On Telling the Impossible Story to Impossible Situations
Apr 09, 2018
The Secret to Extraordinary Parenting
Apr 08, 2018
Why Love Is Blind and Marriage Is an Eye-Opener (Part 3 of 3)
Apr 05, 2018
Why Love Is Blind and Marriage Is an Eye Opener (Part 2 of 3)
Apr 04, 2018
Why Love Is Blind and Marriage Is an Eye Opener (Part 1 of 3)
Apr 03, 2018
Addicted to the Holy Spirit
Apr 02, 2018
The Least-Asked Most Important Question of Our Time
Apr 01, 2018
On the Personal Devastation and Communal Decimation of Sexual Sin
Mar 29, 2018
The Real Problem With Acceptable Pornography
Mar 28, 2018
Until the Pattern Is a Person It Remains a Puzzle
Mar 27, 2018
So What Are You (Really) Angry About?
Mar 26, 2018
On Shifting the Center of Gravity in Your Life
Mar 25, 2018
The Junior High Beast Within
Mar 22, 2018
Would the Real Me Please Come Forth?
Mar 21, 2018
How Behavior Management Stunts Your Growth
Mar 20, 2018
The Two Groups Down at the Church
Mar 19, 2018
The Challenge of Growing Up As a Grown-Up
Mar 18, 2018
Why Down Is the New Up
Mar 15, 2018
Calling All Apostles, Prophets and Evangelists
Mar 15, 2018
One Body, Twenty-Something Thousand Denominations?
Mar 13, 2018
Why Discipleship to Jesus Outside of Relationships with Others Is Not Discipleship to Jesus
Mar 12, 2018
Are You Filled with the Fullness of God?
Mar 11, 2018
Why Love Must Become More Than We Thought It Was
Mar 09, 2018
Are You Aware of Your Inner Being?
Mar 07, 2018
From Amazing Grace to Astonishing Grace
Mar 05, 2018
On Building Fireplaces
Mar 04, 2018
Those Walls of Hostility
Mar 02, 2018
On Starting a Jigsaw Puzzle at the Center
Feb 28, 2018
On Picking Up Our Pieces and Making Our Own Puzzle
Feb 28, 2018
On Starting Downton Abbey at Season 6
Feb 27, 2018
On the Importance of Getting the Question Right
Feb 26, 2018
Meet the Fellowship of the Holy Discontents
Feb 23, 2018
Would the Real Seekers Please Stand Up?
Feb 22, 2018
Only Two Kinds of People
Feb 21, 2018
Why God’s Plan Is Not For My Life
Feb 20, 2018
Are You Adopted?
Feb 19, 2018
Why Do We Think Spiritual Blessings Are Immaterial?
Feb 16, 2018
Why the Bible Was Not Written for the World
Feb 15, 2018
On the Difference Between Living for Jesus and Living from Jesus
Feb 14, 2018
Banding Together to Sow for a Great Awakening
Feb 13, 2018
From Sentimental Nostalgia to the Travail of Love
Feb 12, 2018
The Marshes of Travail
Feb 09, 2018
From John 3:16 to 1 John 3:16
Feb 08, 2018
Faith Acts in Anticipation of Awakening
Feb 07, 2018
The Discipleship of the Imagination
Feb 05, 2018
The Banner of the Bible
Feb 05, 2018
The Perception Required to Sense Awakening
Feb 02, 2018
Awakening is Personal Experience Plus Public Reality
Feb 01, 2018
From Trickle to High Tide
Jan 31, 2018
Awakening Fundamental #3: The House of God
Jan 26, 2018
Between the Two Greatest Awakenings
Jan 25, 2018
From Vain Grandeur to Humble Beginnings
Jan 24, 2018
Awakening Begins with the House of God
Jan 23, 2018
Awakening the Saved From Their Sleep
Jan 22, 2018
The Necessity of Breath
Jan 19, 2018
Awakening Happens Suddenly and Slowly
Jan 18, 2018
Awakening is Not Spiritual Self-Improvement
Jan 17, 2018
Awakening Fundamental #2: The Spirit of God
Jan 16, 2018
Awakening Fundamental #1: The Word of God
Jan 15, 2018
The Big Question and the Bigger Answer
Jan 13, 2018
Blinded by the Darkness
Jan 12, 2018
Awakening Begins With Me
Jan 11, 2018
From the Valley of Dry Bones to the River of Life
Jan 10, 2018
The Journey of Awakening
Jan 08, 2018
A New Orbit
Jan 05, 2018
What Does Your Favorite Christmas Story Say
Jan 04, 2018
The Dark Side of Christmas
Jan 03, 2018
Why Christmas is a Political Movement
Jan 02, 2018
What Christmas Can Teach Us About New Year’s Resolutions
Jan 01, 2018
God’s Big Plan for Your Life
Dec 30, 2017
Jesus’ Baby Book Moment
Dec 29, 2017
Why We Need the Shepherds
Dec 28, 2017
Angels We Have Heard Below
Dec 27, 2017
Christmas in Mecca
Dec 26, 2017
Baby Steps
Dec 25, 2017
Not a Silent Night
Dec 23, 2017
Do You Know the Rest of the Story?
Dec 22, 2017
The Scandal of the Manger
Dec 21, 2017
Why Mary Matters to Us
Dec 20, 2017
The Real War on Christmas
Dec 19, 2017
Why We Should Fast for the Holidays
Dec 18, 2017
Why We Need To Power Down
Dec 16, 2017
Why We Need Course Correction
Dec 15, 2017
Stopping for Directions
Dec 14, 2017
Why Advent Is Not Social Justice Awareness Month
Dec 13, 2017
Why Waiting Is Active
Dec 12, 2017
What Have You Been Doing All This Time?
Dec 11, 2017
Anticipating the Verdict
Dec 09, 2017
Why Joy Is a Defiant Act
Dec 08, 2017
Why We Have Apocalyptic Anxiety
Dec 07, 2017
The Reason for the Season(s)
Dec 06, 2017
The Good Earth
Dec 05, 2017
Happy New Year
Dec 04, 2017
Who is Ready for a Reset? Welcome to Advent
Dec 01, 2017
Getting the Band Back Together
Jul 28, 2017
When Jesus Loves You, But I Don’t Have To
Jul 27, 2017
Don’t Be That Guy
Jul 26, 2017
Dealing with Stranger Things
Jul 25, 2017
What Twitter Teaches Us About the Word of God
Jul 24, 2017
Show Me, Don’t Tell Me
Jul 21, 2017
Why Would I Do That?
Jul 20, 2017
A Little Less Conversation, A Little More Action
Jul 19, 2017
Are You Childlike or Childish?
Jul 18, 2017
Let’s Give Them Something to Talk About
Jul 17, 2017
What’s Your Story?
Jul 14, 2017
Will I Ever Change?
Jul 13, 2017
Why Who We Eat With Matters
Jul 12, 2017
Divine Miracle or Divine Takedown?
Jul 11, 2017
It Isn’t Over ‘Til It’s Over
Jul 10, 2017
Where Are We All Going?
Jun 16, 2017
A Most Difficult Project
Jun 15, 2017
Are We of the World But Not in the World?
Jun 14, 2017
Who in the world is the world? And what does it mean?
Jun 13, 2017
THE WEEKLY CHECK-IN
Mar 25, 2017
THE WEEKLY CHECK-IN
Mar 11, 2017
THE WEEKLY CHECK-IN
Mar 04, 2017
THE WEEKLY CHECK-IN
Feb 18, 2017
THE WEEKLY CHECK-IN
Feb 11, 2017
A Letter to Our Daughters
Jan 31, 2017
Does Money Matter Too Much?
Jan 30, 2017
It’s Not What You Know. It’s Not Who You Know Either.
Jan 29, 2017
The Danger of Counterfeit Repentance
Jan 28, 2017
Have You Ever Been Febreezed?
Jan 27, 2017
Don’t Trust People Who Tout Their Own Wisdom
Jan 26, 2017
The Way to Burn Your Enemies
Jan 25, 2017
On the Houses That Build Us
Jan 24, 2017
The Secret to Reading Really, Really Well
Jan 23, 2017
The Mark of a True Friend
Jan 20, 2017
When We Help the Poor We Worship God (and vice versa)
Jan 19, 2017
Humble Yourself or Be Humiliated Later—Your Choice
Jan 18, 2017
Why We Settle for Gold Plated Instead of Solid Gold?
Jan 17, 2017
The Secret to Great Planning
Jan 16, 2017
The Surprising Foundation for the Spiritual Life
Jan 15, 2017
Why What You are Angry About Is Not Why You Are Angry.
Jan 14, 2017
The Smallest Biggest Truth About Money
Jan 13, 2017
Why The Cause of Your Anxiety Is Not The Cause
Jan 12, 2017
The “One Other Person” Confidentiality Crusher Principle
Jan 11, 2017
What is Your Coachability Quotient?
Jan 10, 2017
Becoming a Shovel-Ready Person
Jan 09, 2017
I Am Here To . . .
Jan 08, 2017
The Practice of Treasuring
Jan 07, 2017
Becoming Wealthy In Wisdom
Jan 06, 2017
Becoming a Person of Divine Intelligence
Jan 05, 2017
Becoming Fixated—In a Good Way
Jan 04, 2017
Becoming Surrendered: Why Nothing is Better than Something
Jan 03, 2017
Becoming a Seeker
Jan 02, 2017
Becoming Teachable
Jan 01, 2017
Getting Beyond the Lame Rank of a Webelo
Nov 25, 2016
How Religious Leaders Can Be Worse than Satan
Nov 24, 2016
Why We Don’t Get The Resurrection Like We Think We Do
Nov 23, 2016
When a Rich Person Gets It Right
Nov 22, 2016
The Problem of Women in Ministry and Why It’s Not a Problem
Nov 21, 2016
When God Leaves the Building
Nov 18, 2016
The Obedience of the Cross
Nov 17, 2016
On the Darkness Between Noon and 3PM
Nov 16, 2016
Why You Weren’t There When They Crucified My Lord And Why I Wasn’t Either
Nov 15, 2016
Have You Ever Met Simon of Cyrene?
Nov 14, 2016
When There Is No Application
Nov 11, 2016
The Problem with Familiarity
Nov 10, 2016
The Seduction of the Crowd
Nov 09, 2016
When Government Stands Trial
Nov 08, 2016
Why Do People Commit Suicide?
Nov 07, 2016
Now Discover Your Weakness
Nov 04, 2016
Do You Believe in the Total Depravity of All Humanity?
Nov 03, 2016
When Silence is Not Quiet
Nov 02, 2016
When a Kiss Is More Than a Kiss
Nov 01, 2016
Wake Yourself Up!
Oct 31, 2016
The Will of God and the Willfulness of People
Oct 28, 2016
The Last Supper in Three Words
Oct 27, 2016
Can Jesus Be My Savior and Not Be My Lord?
Oct 26, 2016
Why It’s Time To Lose the Calculator
Oct 25, 2016
How to Become Unfamiliar with the Familiar.
Oct 24, 2016
Why Jesus Is Not For the Poor—He Is the Poor
Oct 21, 2016
The Severe Mercy of a Pre-emptive Judgment
Oct 20, 2016
When ‘Leaving a Light On’ is the Wrong Thing to Do
Oct 19, 2016
Venture Capital and the Kingdom of God
Oct 18, 2016
The Difference Between Readiness and Preparedness
Oct 17, 2016
Why Are We So Distracted?
Oct 14, 2016
Jesus, Noah, and the New Ark
Oct 13, 2016
Do You Believe Jesus Is Really Coming Back?
Oct 12, 2016
All We Need Is (White Hot Holy) Love
Oct 11, 2016
Is It Time for Your Temple to Be Demolished?
Oct 10, 2016
When My Willingness Meets God’s Longing
Oct 07, 2016
Inside-Out vs. Outside-In
Oct 06, 2016
My 4 Rules for Discipleship to Jesus
Oct 05, 2016
Are You In Touch With Your Inner Pharisee?
Oct 04, 2016
Why Jesus Hates Hypocrisy and Why We Should Too
Oct 03, 2016
Can Love Really Be the Answer?
Sep 30, 2016
The Fundamental Fundamentals of Discipleship to Jesus
Sep 29, 2016
On The Hopelessness of Democrats and Republicans
Sep 28, 2016
The Pain of Hosting a Party
Sep 27, 2016
The Two Major Movements of the Gospel
Sep 26, 2016
LET’S TAKE THE DAILY TEXT TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
Sep 25, 2016
Facing the Cold, Hard, Harsh Truth
Sep 23, 2016
Will There Be Baptismal Certificates In Hell?
Sep 21, 2016
Why Aren’t the Poor At Home In Our Churches?
Sep 20, 2016
Three Words That Can Change the Way We See Jesus
Sep 19, 2016
When We Mistake Charity for Compassion
Sep 16, 2016
If I Get a Tattoo. . .
Sep 15, 2016
When We Don’t Know What We Are Asking
Sep 14, 2016
When Jesus Takes You Aside
Sep 13, 2016
Why God Is Not Fair And Why That’s Fair
Sep 12, 2016
Remember the Sabbath
Sep 11, 2016
Is It Possible to be Too Heavenly Minded?
Sep 09, 2016
Everybody Wants to Go To Heaven. Nobody Wants to Die.
Sep 08, 2016
The Only Qualification That Will Ultimately Matter Matters Now More Than Ever
Sep 07, 2016
On Gender, Marriage, Divorce, and the Questions of Our Time
Sep 06, 2016
Is Forgiveness Unlimited?
Sep 02, 2016
Whatever Happened to Church Discipline?
Sep 01, 2016
Finding a God Who Enters into Our Lostness
Aug 31, 2016
When Jesus Supports the Death Penalty
Aug 30, 2016
When Jesus Gives an Ultimatum
Aug 29, 2016
Will Jesus Pay My Taxes?
Aug 26, 2016
The Difference Between Sympathy and Empathy and Why It Makes All the Difference
Aug 25, 2016
Faith Doesn’t Work; Jesus Does
Aug 24, 2016
Are You the Kind of Person Jesus Can Trust?
Aug 23, 2016
This Little 97 Billion Candle Power Light of Mine
Aug 22, 2016
The Way Jesus Plays Texas Hold-em
Aug 19, 2016
The Biblical Journey of Peter to Pan
Aug 18, 2016
The Deadly Toxin of Christian Cynicism
Aug 17, 2016
On Signs From God—When It’s OK and When It’s Not
Aug 16, 2016
Why There is Always More Than Enough
Aug 15, 2016
The Many Layered Mysteries of Miracles
Aug 12, 2016
When Jesus Throws You a Bone It Doesn’t Mean You’re a Dog
Aug 11, 2016
Eating and Drinking vs. Righteousness, Peace, and Joy in the Holy Spirit
Aug 10, 2016
How to Deal with Reverse Judgment
Aug 09, 2016
The Rules, the Rule, and the Ruler
Aug 08, 2016
Jesus Is the Kingdom
Aug 05, 2016
Why There Is No Conflict Between Scripture and Science
Aug 04, 2016
What If What We Think of as “the Church” Isn’t Really THE CHURCH?
Aug 03, 2016
The Way from Open Wounds to Glorious Scars
Aug 02, 2016
The Difference Between a Kingdom and a Fiefdom
Aug 01, 2016
Why it’s a Problem when Jesus is from your Hometown
Jul 29, 2016
The Difference Between Thinking I Understand and Actually Understanding
Jul 28, 2016
How to Find Something and Still be Looking for it.
Jul 27, 2016
Hands to the Plow—Eyes on the Horizon
Jul 26, 2016
Why Small is the New Big
Jul 25, 2016
The Problem with Premature Weeding
Jul 22, 2016
When a Parable is More than a Parable
Jul 21, 2016
What Steve Jobs Learned From Jesus
Jul 20, 2016
The Critical Distinction Between Posture and Posturing
Jul 19, 2016
The Mysterious Kingdom of Heaven
Jul 18, 2016
Is Blood Really Thicker Than Water?
Jul 15, 2016
Would the Real Satan Please Stand Up
Jul 14, 2016
Beware of the NIDS and the SIDS
Jul 12, 2016
Bearing the Cross vs. Strapping on a Suicide Vest
Jul 11, 2016
How Religious Fundamentalists Kill God—And Why
Jul 08, 2016
Fundamentalism: When Faith Goes Rogue
Jul 07, 2016
Is Jesus Too Good To Be True?
Jul 06, 2016
There’s Much More to the Gospel Than the Forgiveness of Sins
Jul 05, 2016
Why Humility Is Not What I Thought It Was
Jul 04, 2016
The Kind of Deals God Makes with People
Jul 01, 2016
On Cynical Crowds and Character Building Communities
Jun 30, 2016
Taking the Deep Dive of Discipleship or Channel Surfing with the Crowd?
Jun 29, 2016
When Jesus Doesn’t Fit Our Box
Jun 28, 2016
On Jesus, Pete Rose, and the Clergy-Laity Dichotomy
Jun 27, 2016
Why Apostolic Hospitality is the Responsibility of the Guest
Jun 24, 2016
When Family Becomes God
Jun 23, 2016
Why Jesus May Not Value Your Family Values
Jun 22, 2016
What to Do When the Gospel Seems Harsh
Jun 21, 2016
Why the Followers of Jesus Need Not Be Afraid of Terrorists
Jun 20, 2016
The Disciple’s Quandary
Jun 17, 2016
Why Being Unprepared May Be the Best Preparation of All
Jun 16, 2016
The Shortest Sermon We’ve Never Heard
Jun 15, 2016
Was There a Luther in There?
Jun 14, 2016
The Secret to Ending Compassion Fatigue
Jun 13, 2016
What to Look for When You Don’t Understand What’s Going On
Jun 10, 2016
On the Difference Between the Miracles and THE MIRACLE
Jun 09, 2016
On the Nature and Necessity of Desperate Faith
Jun 08, 2016
Why You Probably Don’t Fast and Why That’s O. K.
Jun 07, 2016
Church: When the Lights Are On But No-one Is Home
Jun 06, 2016
The Problem with “God Always Has a Reason” Thinking
Jun 03, 2016
Why Aren’t Miracles Happening in Our Backyards?
Jun 02, 2016
Do You Believe Jesus Actually Stilled a Storm?
Jun 01, 2016
Why Commitment is Overrated
May 31, 2016
Why the Main Thing Must Become the Only Thing
May 30, 2016
The Difference Between Power-Down Authority and Lifted-Up Authority.
May 27, 2016
The Difference Between “If It’s Your Will,” and “If You Are Willing”
May 26, 2016
A Different Kind of Perfect: The Incomprehensible Possibility of Your Life
May 25, 2016
The 4-Question Test of Your Life
May 24, 2016
10 Observations on the Most Harrowing Verse in the Bible
May 23, 2016
8 More Reasons The Middle Way Is The Wrong Way
May 20, 2016
Why the Middle Way Is the Wrong Way
May 19, 2016
The Most Important Question You Will Ever Answer
May 18, 2016
19 Reasons To Step Up Your Asking, Seeking, Knocking Game
May 17, 2016
Lessons On Evangelism From My Hog Farm To Yours
May 16, 2016
The Terminal Cancer of Judgmentalism and the Cure
May 13, 2016
Eight Reasons Why I Judge Other People
May 12, 2016
Why God-First Prioritizing Does Not Work
May 11, 2016
The 3 Most Practical Words Ever Spoken and 15 Reasons Why
May 10, 2016
The Secret of Being an Abundance Person
May 09, 2016
Two Kinds of People: Which One Are You?
May 06, 2016
Ever Had Two Bosses?
May 05, 2016
What Disciple Makers Can Learn from Marketers
May 04, 2016
The Two Truths about Money
May 03, 2016
How I Baby-Stepped My Way Into Fasting
May 02, 2016
The Most Sobering (and Neglected) Text in the Whole Bible
Apr 29, 2016
The Lord’s Prayer: An Adventure in Missing the Point
Apr 28, 2016
Why the Shortest Prayer Usually Wins
Apr 27, 2016
Rescuing Prayer from Unceasing Ambiguity
Apr 26, 2016
Why “Giving God the Glory” May Not Work Like We Think
Apr 21, 2016
The Deadly Secret of the Matryoshka Doll
Apr 20, 2016
Why You Really Can Be Perfect (in a different kind of way)
Apr 19, 2016
How Power Loses to Powerlessness
Apr 18, 2016
Why Our Word Must Become Our Bond
Apr 15, 2016
Marriage, Divorce, and the Rule of God vs. the Rules from God
Apr 14, 2016
Why Sin Requires Invasive Surgery Now
Apr 13, 2016
The Greatest Impediment to the Kingdom of God
Apr 12, 2016
Why Anger Can’t Be Managed
Apr 11, 2016
The Difference Between External Image Management and the Internal Imaging of God
Apr 08, 2016
The Secret to True Greatness
Apr 07, 2016
Why the God of Law and the God of Grace are the Same God
Apr 06, 2016
Jesus and the Constitution…Sort Of
Apr 05, 2016
Why Nominal Christians Aren’t Christians
Apr 04, 2016
Why Happiness Is The Truth
Apr 01, 2016
The Problem with Righteousness Beyond Religious-ness
Mar 31, 2016
Why Giving Peace a Chance May Not Be the Best Approach
Mar 30, 2016
Stop Trying to Be Pure Hearted. There’s a Better Way.
Mar 29, 2016
Why Mercy Means So Much More Than, “Please Don’t Hurt Me.”
Mar 28, 2016
From Appetite Suppressant to Appetite Displacement
Mar 25, 2016
Why “The Meek” May Not Be Who We Think
Mar 24, 2016
Lesson #2: Mourning and the Comfort Beyond Comfortable
Mar 23, 2016
Lesson #1: I Know I Can’t
Mar 22, 2016
Teaching, Proclamation, Healing: Why Two Out of Three Is Bad
Mar 21, 2016
Shepherds vs. Fishermen, and Why It Matters
Mar 18, 2016
The Shortest Most Powerful Sermon Ever Preached
Mar 17, 2016
Why Money is the Most Dangerous Thing in the World
Mar 16, 2016
Learn to Eat God’s Word Or You Will Wind Up Eating Your Own Words
Mar 14, 2016
Why We Can’t Obey God Apart From Jesus
Mar 11, 2016
Something In The Water
Mar 10, 2016
The Lower Way of the Greater One
Mar 09, 2016
The Problem with Being a Methodist or a Baptist or a . . .
Mar 08, 2016
The Powerful, Painful Birth Pangs of Awakening
Mar 07, 2016
Why Repent May Not Mean What You Think
Mar 04, 2016
A Lesson for Disciples from The Bachelorette
Mar 03, 2016
The Unbridled Brutality of Our Race
Mar 02, 2016
What’s With All These Refugees?
Mar 01, 2016
Why People “Tip” God
Feb 29, 2016
The Politics of Jesus: From Political Stagecraft to Kingdom Statecraft
Feb 26, 2016
The Truth about Your Horoscope
Feb 25, 2016
How Our Small Dreams Can Thwart the Dreams of God For Us
Feb 24, 2016
Why Shame Never Works—and What Does
Feb 23, 2016
Why the Problem of Faith is the Problem of Reason
Feb 22, 2016
The Astonishingly Implausible, Unfathomably True Story of The Gospel
Feb 19, 2016
“Are We Rolling Downhill Like A Snowball Headed for Hell?”
Feb 18, 2016
The Unbelievable Mess of Jesus’ Family Tree
Feb 17, 2016
Thank God For Ram?!
Feb 16, 2016
Why You Can’t Join Someone Else’s Family
Feb 12, 2016
Untitled Episode
Feb 11, 2016
THE SIXTH DAY EXERCISE for November 28, 2015
Nov 28, 2015