Some small groups are, in essence, dead. Many groups died some time ago, but no one realized it. There was never a funeral. No mourning. No burial. The people involved just kept showing up at meetings as if the group...
Tag: God’s Power
Spiritual Life
When God Puts You on Hold
Quite often, God puts his children on hold. King David experienced this. "I wait quietly before God," he said in Psalm 62. (Actually, David wrote often about this act of waiting on God.) I've experienced this and so have you....
Spiritual Life
Thanking God for Temporary
Temporary is a sweet sweet word. When Jesus told people not to worry but to seek first the kingdom of God, he was telling them, and us, that stuff is only temporary. When Jesus healed people of their diseases, he...
Spiritual Life
While the Nations Rage (RIP Rich Mullins)
Rich Mullins passed away 15 years ago today, when his Jeep crashed near Bloomington, Illinois, on his way to a benefit concert. I did not really know Rich, although I had the opportunity to meet him once and had a...
Spiritual Life
Call of Duty for Christ Followers
Today: Proverbs 20 If you are a follower of Christ, war is not an option. You have a real enemy. You have a battle to fight. If you are not fighting now, it's either because: (a) the enemy does not see...
Spiritual Life
Waiting for God to Answer
Today: Proverbs 13 I sometimes act like a whiny adolescent when I ask my Father for something. This is what I want, and I want it now! I may not pray those words, but God knows all about my attitude....
Spiritual Life
Step-by-Step Trust
Jesus calls you and me to follow him on this path of life, and that decision takes trust. Not just that first primary decision to start following him, but also the daily, minute-by-minute, step-by-step decisions to follow him. As I've...
Spiritual Life
Facing Fear? Need Reassurance? Read This!
There are days when life feels so heavy and scary. Let's face it, even as a Christ-follower and a leader, there are days when you face the future with great fear rather than great faith. I have faced days like...
Spiritual Life
Experiencing Excessive Misery and Joy Simultaneously
Can a person experience anguish and joy at the same time? These two emotions are polar opposites, right? This morning as I read Psalm 31, I was surprised a bit by verse 7, written by King David, a man whose...
Spiritual Life
How I Prepare to Spend Time with God
As I sat down to spend time with my Father this morning, I went through a ritual of sorts. Not the kind of dead ritual of thoughtless, purposeless religious duty, but a heart-felt practice I've developed over the years. I...