The Seduction of Impressing – Reflection on Acts 3
The admiration of people is such a dangerous trap for me. It always has been and maybe it always will be. I was the oldest so there was always that natural propensity for jumping through [...]
A Torrential Downpour – Reflections on Acts 2:5-21
I talked to my parents yesterday. They live in Ohio and are being deluged with huge amounts of rain from the hurricane that is hitting the coast. It’s hard for us here in Colorado to [...]
Rolling Dice and an Invitation – Reflections on Acts 1
"I just haven't heard from the Lord yet. I don't know whether He wants me to take the job in Denver or the one in California. I just want to be where God wants me. [...]
STOP – LOOK – LISTEN: a simple traffic lesson it’s taken me a lifetime to learn
When you are little, one of the first traffic lessons you learn comes when you have to cross a big street. The traffic is rushing both ways, causing your hair and your dress to blow [...]
Discovering Your Gifts In Community
How is it that most Christians are introduced to spiritual gifts by doing a test that 1) requires quite a bit of self-awareness and 2) is pretty easily skewed based on how I want it [...]
8 Tips For Surviving A Season of Crisis in Ministry (and helping your staff do the same)
When you are in ministry for very long, you come to expect crisis. We live in a broken world and walk with people in pain. But it's a whole different ballgame when the crisis are [...]