Love The Ugly
If Eddy would have vanished from the face of the earth, all of us would have promptly written to our Congressmen and requested that day be named a national holiday. We would have named it “Good Riddance Day.” 1 Corinthians […]
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Through God’s Eyes
On January 15, 1996 astronomers wanted to test the ability of the new Hubble orbiting Deep Space Telescope. So they found a portion of black space. This is a spot in the sky in which no celestial objects had ever […]
Avoid Spiritual Fad Diets
After my friend in college turned orange, she realized that her attempts to look more attractive were making things worse. For days, we jokingly called her “the human carrot.” That’s all she ate. Carrots…with a side order of…carrots. For three […]
Let The Big Guy Play
I don’t know what his real name was, but our head coach told us to call him Coach Beef. He was our assistant coach. I was in the eighth grade, and I was playing football. I’ll never forget Coach Beef […]
God’s Nickname for You
I was only joking when I called him “Sparky,” but the name stuck. He and three other foreign exchange students from Japan had enrolled at my high school during my senior year, and Hasayuki wanted a new name. I remember […]
What’s on the Inside?
During my senior year of college, I had a killer schedule with early morning classes five days a week. So, every morning I would stumble into the bathroom and follow the well-worn trail from the day before. First, I would […]
Already Forgiven
My favorite text on forgiveness is the one in which God says, “I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions, and remembers your sins no more” (Is. 43:25 NIV). Do you know what this means? God has chosen […]
You Don’t Have To Fight Alone
Are you a follower? A leader? Either way, there are times we all feel alone as we press forward to conquer the task, motivate the team, set a course for success… It can be pretty lonely and turn into a […]
The God of Second Chances
I’m so thankful that God is a God of second chances, because we definitely need them. Take, for instance, Levi. He and his brother Simeon had completely lost the blessing of their father Jacob because they slaughtered the men of […]
Troubles Can Blind You From God’s Future Success
Peter had been toiling all night and had caught nothing. He comes back to shore exasperated and frustrated. He’s washing his nets. He knew this was not a good night. Nothing is going to happen. He was feeling a great […]
