I’m going to say something about me, but hold on; I am really saying something about you – about all of us – and the goodness of living with God. I love writing.  It isn’t always easy, but I love it.  It helps me think and helps me discern what

What did Jesus look like?  What should he look like?  These are both important questions.  Earlier this summer (2020), in the midst of a wave of statues around the country being torn down and defaced for honoring or being perceived to be honoring someone who was involved in slavery or

I have noticed a shift in the professional coaching and counseling world from an emphasis on goals to an emphasis on habits. Being a go-getter, being able to set goals and accomplish them, has been held as a high ideal in our culture for some time.  It still is, and

Very early in Jesus’ ministry he attempts to teach his disciples something that is seemingly ridiculous.  In Matthew 5:44, Jesus says, “Love your enemies and pray for those who mistreat you.”  Now, anyone who has ever had a proper enemy before intuitively knows that “love” is not what you do

I’ve learned from Jesus, Julius Caesar, and my wife, that sometimes to make important changes in life, we need to remove all other options. In the ninth chapter of Luke’s Gospel, Jesus tells his followers, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must take up their cross (lay their everything down)

Historically, it seems that Christians have more times than not lost sight of Jesus’ stance on government – and no end of suffering and missed opportunity have been the result. In Jesus’ day, the Jewish culture had a palpable sense of anticipation that the Messiah – the long-awaited rescuer from

The Christian family is both exceedingly large and exceedingly diverse.  The faith of the billions of people who have called themselves “Christian” over the last two thousand years from all across the planet has varied greatly.  There are and have been differences in how they understand scripture, the rituals they

Jesus has a lot to say about people who are “rich” and people who are “poor.”  In fact understanding what Jesus teaches about the rich and the poor is a vital part of the framework for understanding and living out the Christian life. Unfortunately for those of us in modern

I have some impressive friends. One of my friends has seen a lot of ups and downs in his life – lots of impressive wins and sad losses – but his attitude towards them all and towards life is what impresses me most.  More than anyone I know he exemplifies

I used to think that Jesus was out of touch with his teachings on worry.  I don’t think it is Christian to be dismissive of Jesus, but I do think it is okay to be honest about our disagreements.  God can handle our disagreements.  Disagreeing is something that happens in