Our biggest problems are not necessarily our most apparent problems. Our perceptions of those problems often get us in more trouble than the problems themselves. What if we started perceiving many of our challenges differently? What if we chose to believe that God was actually up to something in our…
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"Teach us to realize the brevity of life,so that we may grow in wisdom." (Psalm 90:12) Life can be like a boxing ring. We have to learn to "roll with the punches" by knowing when to duck, move to the side or throw a punch. It's a constant battle and…
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Going to church can be like shopping in a whole foods store – lots of fruits, nuts, and flakes. So when I first heard Peter’s declaration that Christians are a “peculiar people,” I couldn’t disagree. I had always taken the word “peculiar” in the adjective form, which is how it…
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God's "response" to our prayers is not a charade. He does not pretend that he is answering our prayer when he is only doing what he was going to do anyway. Our requests really do make a difference in what God does or does not do. The idea that everything…
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The evil queen's question in the Disney classic Snow White is at the heart of this issue of our identity: "Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them all?" We seek the aid of a mirror to check on our appearance. Our reason for consulting the mirror is…
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As I grow in my relationship with God, I find that he often uses the repetition of a phrase or word or idea represented in Scripture not only to get, but also to keep my attention. Like the parable of the persistent widow, God is a nudnik of sorts when…
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Jesus never imposed his will, virtues, or ethics on anyone. He presented Himself, along with the offer of abundant life and freedom made possible by abiding in the truth He offers. We have an invitation from Almighty God, our heavenly Father, to live in His shadow and His shelter while…
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For Labor Day weekend, I drove to Tulsa, Oklahoma, for an important event that has become an annual ritual. There, I assembled an astonishing roster of athletes to compete on my behalf for the next 17 weeks. Ray Rice and Ryan Grant fill my backfield. Roddy White, Mike Williams, and…
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Terror struck America and changed us forever. None of us will ever forget where we were, who we were with, and what we were doing that fateful day when tragedy struck. I worked on the 81st floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center and my wife Mary…
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Consider God's intervention on three different occasions, as related in the New Testament. We read in the story of young Saul of Tarsus, a terrorist committed to destroying the infant Church, that Jesus met him in spectacular appearance and asked him, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?" (Acts 9:4).…
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