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March 1, 2018
Guilt and anxiety
Guilt came first. Anxiety came in tow. Guilt drove the truck, but anxiety bounced in the flatbed. Adam and Eve didn’t know how to process their failure. Neither do we. But still we try. We don’t duck into the bushes. We have more sophisticated ways to deal with our guilt. We . . . Numb it. With a […]
February 25, 2018
Learning to Rejoice
If anyone had reason to be anxious, it was he. Let your imagination transport you two thousand years back in time. Envision an old man as he gazes out the window of a Roman prison. Paul is about sixty years old, thirty years a Christian, and there is scarcely a seaport on the Mediterranean he […]
February 20, 2018
Anxiety kills
Anxiety is trepidation. It’s a suspicion, an apprehension. Life in a minor key with major concerns. Perpetually on the pirate ship’s plank. You’re part Chicken Little and part Eeyore. The sky is falling, and it’s falling disproportionately on you. As a result you are anxious. A free-floating sense of dread hovers over you, a caul […]
February 15, 2018
Anxious for nothing
When mariners describe a tempest that no sailor can escape, they call it a perfect storm. Not perfect in the sense of ideal, but perfect in the sense of combining factors. All the elements, such as hurricane-force winds plus a cold front plus a downpour of rain, work together to create the insurmountable disaster. The […]
February 14, 2018
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February 2, 2018
January 24, 2018
8 days to effective Bible teaching
What do you do on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday… in preparation for teaching the Bible. Here is my 8-day formula:
January 23, 2018
Risk
“Jesus promised his followers three things: They would be entirely fearless, absurdly happy, and always in trouble.” – Marty Babcock
January 19, 2018
Why Christians are so much like everyone else and what to do about it
Research by George Barna reveals what we were afraid was true: Indeed, the research consistently reveals little discernible difference in the core behaviors and lifestyle attitudes and values of born-again Christians when compared with other Americans. However, research also point us to the solution. People who start their day with their Bible on the lap […]
