(Note: You may be wondering why I’d chime-in on an event that seems so five minutes ago. I immediately had a reaction to the event, but I chose to take some time to listen to some friends of mine with different …
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The first obstacle we face when it comes to loving our neighbors is fear. We often teach our children at a young age about “stranger danger.” What is beneficial thinking for a child is not always a helpful way to …
This story is from the NavPress book, Just. You. Wait. by Tricia Lott Williford. It’s an intimate passage about the start of her husband, Peter’s experience in jail several years prior to their marriage. According to Peter, one of the …
One-to-one discipling gives growing believers not only some important training and guidance, but a new friendship at a time when they really desire it. No one wants to be just part of the herd. We all long for personal relationships. …
There are many occasions when a thoughtful blessing can be a special gift for someone to treasure. Consider giving a blessing to your child at a pivotal age, a friend with a milestone birthday, an engaged couple, a toast at …
Does your church reach out to those people who are so hard to love? Do you? Henry was a “social leper” in our church—estranged and untouchable like the lepers of Israel. He came from a lifestyle that repelled most people. …
Car engines are my mortal enemy. If I’m standing on the side of the road, holding a screwdriver in front of my smoking car, and a mechanic walks up with the power to fix it, how can anything get done …
You spend nearly half your waking hours with the people at your job. How can you influence them for Christ? My first attempts at sharing my faith were dismal failures. I was the classic Bible-thumper, the gospel grenadier. On one …
What does a teen need? As my first child entered the teen years, I found myself asking this critical question everyday. For decades, parents have wrestled with what to do—and what not to do—when raising teens. Do teens need to …
When my kids catch a glimpse of lightning bugs for the first time one summer, they assume they’re battery powered. “Are those little flashlights attached to anything?” they ask. “Those aren’t flashlights,” I reply. “That’s God’s little magic trick. Wanna …