Saved out of a life of intense rebellion, I experienced somewhat of a flip-of-the-switch inside me the moment I surrendered to Jesus. Instantly purged from my life were a whole host ...

The more I think on it (and I think on it constantly), the more I am convinced that we Christians have a tendency to find a singular flavor of Christianity ...

With Springtime here and the Summer quickly approaching, the atmosphere is beginning to change in the Lyle household. While we typically enjoy all the seasons during a calendar year, the ...

We are ten days into the new year and I thought it was time to post a devotional blog, focusing on a passage of Scripture. Spending my morning in Matthew’s ...

Set free from my bondage in a dramatic 1994 encounter with Jesus, and immediately thereafter immersed in religious fundamentalism, I considered myself saved, sanctified, separated and sincere. My Christianity was ...

“Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the LORD that will stand.”   - Proverbs 19:21 What a simple and empowering nugget ...

Are you one who desires and strives for excellence?  If so, you likely expect it in others also.  You give your very best nearly all of the time, and your ...

Yesterday morning, I spent some time unplugging from everything and welcoming the Holy Spirit to preach to me as I ingested some spiritual nourishment from Luke’s Gospel.  Repeatedly, I was ...

There is a choice you can make which is assured to make your journey here below much more enjoyable.  Many people, if not most, rarely make this a priority for ...

I know the worst job you might have as a Christian.  It's a full time job and the daily description changes but you can never keep up.  It's a management ...

I don't think a lot about overt legalism among Christians anymore.  Once upon a time, the topic nearly consumed me because I saw it all around me.  As a pastor ...

Somewhere, deep inside of me, all I really wanted to know is if anything was really true.  I was in my early twenties and had lived in such a skeptical, ...

Looking into the eyes of the young man across the lunch table from me, I saw what I've had the unfortunate experience of seeing too many times before.  He'd just ...

One of the most intimidating things you are called to do as a follower of Christ is to make a stand.  Christians are sometimes negatively portrayed as we stand against ...