Jesus loves us the way we are, right? Yes, but … Wait! I thought Jesus just loved us as we are. He meets us wherever we’re at, and He loves us, no matter what! What’s this “Yes, but …” about?
Jesus loves us the way we are, right?
Do you ever practice living a Christian life of faith?
Do you ever practice living a Christian life of faith? Huh? Practice? What’s to practice? Doesn’t the Holy Spirit just kind of come in and take over? Why do I need to practice anything? I’m too busy practicing for my career to worry about this kind of thing!
There’s always time to love God later. Isn’t there?
“There’s always time to love God later.” Have you ever said that? “Isn’t there?” But have you ever asked that? We assume we can get around to God later. When we have children. After we’ve advanced in our careers. After we retire. After we enjoy our retirement. But what if we never make it that far? Or if we forget about God. What if “later” never comes?
Is the Bible relevant to you in your life today?
Is the Bible relevant today? The first time I wrote that, years ago, I said, “Of course. Absolutely”. But today I wonder, what does that mean? Relevant to who? And relevant for what reason? So I changed the question. Is the Bible relevant to you in your life today?
I love you! See you later, when I die.
I love you! See you later, when I die. Who would ever say that? If we love someone, would we really walk away and choose to spend a lifetime without them?
My prostate cancer is undetectable six months after radiation
I finished my radiation treatments six months ago. The blood test results showed that the prostate cancer is undetectable. Great news. But what does it really mean?
Who wrote Genesis? Why it matters what you think.
Who wrote Genesis? Does it really matter who wrote Genesis? If you’re not Jewish or Christian, maybe not to you. But if you are, it matters a whole lot.
What does Fear of the Lord really mean?
When you read “fear of the Lord” or “fear the Lord”, what do you think of? Being afraid? Scared half to death? Or maybe just a bit nervous? Or something else? What does Fear of the Lord really mean?
Psalm 32 – When I kept silent my bones wasted away
David wrote, “When I kept silent my bones wasted away”. But why? What was it about David’s silence that brought about such internal devastation? Does silence still do that to us today? And is it for the same reason?
Faith requires trust: taking a risk on something we can’t see
We have faith that our team will win. And faith that it will rain. Even that we can pick a winning lottery number. In all those cases, faith requires taking a risk on something you can’t see. Faith requires trust. So why do we have so much trouble with trusting God?
God and me - this life and the next 