Embracing Your God-Sized Dream
While there is no formal definition for the term “God-sized”, the meaning is clear. God-sized refers to something reflecting the greatness and magnitude of God, such as…
Loving Difficult People
It’s one thing to love those who are easy to love, and it’s a whole other matter to love people who are quite frankly difficult. While there is no command specific to loving difficult people…
Loving Your Neighbor
Consider the question, “Do you love your neighbor?” Does the word “neighbor” recall thoughts about the cantankerous person down the street, the sweet young family across the parking lot, or the partiers that live upstairs? If so, how you truthfully answer the question is…
The Greatest of All Loves
In 1985, Whitney Houston’s remake of “The Greatest Love of All” became an overnight success. It’s a beautiful song, with a lovely melody, positive lyrics…
A Love Like No Other
For just a moment, make a mental list of people you consider to be completely loving. By this I refer to those rare breeds who consistently…
Rethinking Trials
I think we would all agree that the Bible does include a few choice verses and even whole passages that are challenging and semi-confusing…
Learners for Life
This week I finished reading the book of Genesis. I’ve read this book many times before. Yet each time I learn something new. This is just one of the many reasons…
Delighting in Discipline
I’m wondering today what brings you joy, satisfaction or delight. I imagine your list to include things like family, friends, meaningful ministry, satisfying work, recreation and vacation…
The Process of Transformation
Several years ago, my husband and I purchased a 50-year-old home following our move to South Carolina. The house was dated so we made a lengthy list of desired changes to transform …
Forget the Former Things
On a recent hiking adventure with my husband, I suggested we take an alternate route. My husband was agreeable, and we began the incline up the mountain. What neither of us knew at that time, however, was my brilliant idea would lead us to thick, muddy trails. I cannot adequately explain how much I deeply regretted my suggestion. Yet dwelling on my bad idea…