Words of Life

Recently, I had two surgeries to remove cataracts from my eyes. Both went miraculously well and the result is amazing. Things I thought were dull beige are now bright white. Even my depth perception has improved, as if I went from a two-dimensional world to vibrant 3D. I am praying…

One of the most important things a leader can know is his or her purpose. It does not matter so much for a hireling, but a leader must know why. Everyone knows when, but many do not know why. When is the day we call our birthday? We celebrate that…

Actors make a lot of sacrifices for their craft – sleep, social life, financial security, celebrating birthdays, even life and limb (due to paper cuts from stuffing headshots and resumes into 9-by-12 envelopes for talent agency submissions). Others lose or gain weight for a role. Tom Hanks gained and lost…

In Matthew 14:22-33, Jesus sent his disciples out onto the Sea of Galilee while he stayed behind because he'd had a long day. A big crowd had been following him, and now he just wanted to be alone with his Father. He said to his disciples, "I got an idea.…

Reframing your thoughts can have a very real effect on your body, beginning with your heart. The heart, unlike your other major organs, has an extensive communications system with the brain and exerts a unique and far-reaching influence on your emotions and body. The heart is much more than a…

Many people know about grace through the hymn "Amazing Grace," which is often thought to be a Negro spiritual. But it was written by a white British poet and pastor named John Newton.  Earlier in his life, in the mid-1700s, Newton was a slave trader. He transported slaves on ships…

Walking in the blessing of God requires your cooperation. You have to access it by faith. Receiving a miracle, on the other hand, is basically dependent on how desperate you are. If you don't give up or quit and you're still looking to God, you can have a supernatural intervention,…

Amazement is a good word to describe the common experience of the early Christians. Something new happened in history regarding the fulfillment of Old Testament promises and it was truly amazing. It had started out rather inconspicuously with John the Baptist preaching to the remnant of Israel far away from…

Imagine a made-for-TV movie of your life – everything you've ever done, everything you’ve ever said, all the things you've never told another living soul. Imagine it’s there on the screen for everyone to watch. How would you feel about that?  Here’s the truth of the Gospel: God has seen…

It's after dinner that I catch the replays on the news: footage of a tropical storm hitting hard in Haiti. Rain sheeting across a little, lithe Haitian boy running the wide-eyed and terrified, desperate for refuge from a storm bearing down. In the news clip, the shirtless kid grabs a…