Ash Wednesday – let’s armor up with Ephesians 6:10-20 For the first half of Lent we’re going to till the text of Ephesians 6:10-20 wherein the Apostle Paul says, “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to […]
Reconnect One – Armor Up for Lent! Tomorrow we begin the season of Lent, a 40 day process of preparation for the events of Good Friday and Easter. Some people are giving up something for Lent but I’m inviting you to consider taking something on instead. What might happen if for the next 40 […]
Reconnect One with Carmen LaBerge: For a mere 200 bucks, a genetic testing company will tell you everything about your DNA. You can find out your heritage and your predisposed to certain illnesses. But your 23 chromosomes don’t tell the whole story of who you are because they don’t tell you WHOSE you are. […]
It was an unusual speaking opportunity. The audience would be comprised of 500 people and more than a hundred dogs. The conference theme? With me on the road. And as the keynote speaker, I could take the “with me” command and run with it. And I did. Among the commands these comfort dogs learn are […]
Let’s talk about math. Math is part of everything we do, but not everybody loves math. Kingdom math says God is both three and one. Kingdom math declares that when two come together in marriage, God makes them one. Kingdom math preferences the one over the 99, and rewards those who multiply the gifts […]
The end of one year and the start of another is a great time to take stock of our lives. We look back over where we’ve been and set priorities for where we want to go in the coming year. We make lists, and goal, and plans. So did you achieve everything you wanted to […]
How many of us have cried out in the midst of suffering, “God where are you?” This side of eternity, we don’t know why some things happen. We can’t explain the purpose of suffering, or why really bad things sometimes happen to really good people. Instead of giving us perfect knowledge, God gave us His […]
Joseph was a dreamer, but not in the way you might think. Joseph was a hard-working, God-honoring carpenter from Nazareth. He was engaged to a young Jewess named Mary. And through a series of dreams, God directed Joseph to become the designated dad of the Son of God. Joseph’s dreams help us understand God’s redemptive […]
I was touring a ministry center where young women victimized by sex trafficking are recovering, getting an education, and learning to live as members of a family for the first time. They were robbed of their childhoods and many of them never went to school. The dining room was being decorated for what looked […]
I’m not going to lie to you: life is difficult. Jesus literally never promised us a rose garden. He promised to be with us in places like the Garden of Gethsemane and the Valley of the Shadow of death. If your life is harder than you’ve been lead to believe it should be, then whoever […]