Hurting People
Recently, God has allowed me to spend time with some people who are going through deep seasons of struggle and pain. An incarcerated man who is reaping the whirlwind from his addictions looked at me through a plane of glass in the prison where he now lives and recounted his story of downward spiral to…
No…Really, I Am Convinced
On this precious Lord’s Day I am reveling in the amazing reality that I have been graced to fully trust in the truth of God through Christ. As a former blasphemer, rebel, hateful and empty vagabond I know that there was nothing good in me that might have brought me to where I find myself…
Gateway To Beauty
As Christians read, study and meditate upon Scripture there occur some shifts within them. God’s Word begins to layer our minds and hearts with truth that seeps down into that mysterious place called the soul. When this happens to us we begin to live with the mind of Jesus Christ as the Holy Spirit weaves…
Earthquakes & More
It is good for me to go public with something that has been churning in my heart for over a year. I know there will be some who easily slough off what I am suggesting but I am willing to risk the embarrassment of being labeled a fanatic. If it were only this one issue I…
What Is The Holy Spirit Doing Today?
Fifty days after the Passover Sabbath, in the year Jesus was crucified, entombed and raised, the Day of Pentecost arrived. This day was a Jewish observance which had been observed for centuries as devout Hebrews celebrated their Feast of Weeks. In the year that Jesus died, the Day of Pentecost was the day when God the…
Tent People Living In Castles
I have a friend who just received the immeasurably good news that she is cancer-free. It has been a long journey for her: the terrifying initial diagnosis, prescribed treatments, surgeries, difficult medical reports, physical suffering, powerlessness and much more than the rest of us can possibly understand. She was transparent enough to chronicle some of…
Owning Your Summer
Beautiful skies have been hanging over Atlanta for about a week now. Prior to that were some rather wet and ugly days. I am unsure of where you are as you read these words but I am hoping you have been granted some days of relief and ease if you have spent any recent days…
Happy Mother’s Day, Amy Lyle
Most men that I know and do life alongside have good wives. Most of us husbands can easily admit that we do not quite grasp the intricacies of the female mind and heart. Women are strangely beautiful creatures to men and we go back and forth between being curious and being perplexed when we seek…
Prayer That Will Not Be Silenced
Today is our National Day Of Prayer and I am posting a few thoughts about this, my favorite activity in the Kingdom. I enjoy praying more than preaching. I am transformed more through prayer than singing. At the risk of angering my hyper-evangelist friends, I engage more in prayer than I do sharing my faith with…
Seeing Jesus
Somebody will unlock the doors before you arrive on Sunday. You will enter into a place which will likely be filled with activities that have been planned and prepared for. Another person was up late praying for those who will enter in. Musicians and singers will have meticulously gone over songs to ensure that they…