There was a very long season for me in ministry when I rarely went a week without some level of significant resistance from another human being. It was maddening and ...

Thinking about life’s pathway over the last few days, I sought to boil down what it is that I want to do with the remainder of the second half of ...

What's the longest time period you have ever allowed yourself to remain discouraged?  Some people are naturally upbeat, positive thinkers, glass-half-full types of folks.  Others have to work hard at ...

Among countless other opportunities, here are some options for you to consider today. Give big-time love today to others that you inwardly yearn for. Go overboard toward others today with ...

Please allow me to disclose one of my strong personal preferences that actually drives a certain set of behaviors in my life:  I will not go to a restaurant that ...

Today, I want to intentionally think on friends who have stood by our sides in seasons which stretch us.  When our life circumstances take a downward turn, or when we ...

So, who has your face on their dartboard today? Is there someone's face on yours? Let’s peel back the curtain for a moment and acknowledge that behind all the desires ...

Many people make the mistake of romanticizing past ages in the history of the Church.  They think that Christianity of yesteryear was pristine and seamless, fluid and unchunked with the ...

The promises of God are fuel for the soul. I love the history of the bible because it provides context for my faith. Prophecy in Scripture helps me to know ...

God has been so gracious to us.  Every Easter Sunday we have the exclusive privilege as twice-born children of God to rejoice in the reality that we will never truly ...

We enjoyed a great Sunday service at New Bridge this past weekend. A new friend came and blessed the house with a message that was both pastoral and prophetic. When ...

Falling asleep last night, I found myself thinking on the difference between my having pity on a person and my having compassion.  Both of these traits are important parts of ...

What do you do when a decision is being required of you and there is no clear guidance from the Scriptures?  All of us face situations – usually daily ones ...

Running has never been an activity which I've enjoyed.  Sports have been a delight to me since childhood but running, with no ball, nobody pursuing, no threat of tackle or ...

We have all done it.  A chunk of data finds its way onto the hard drive of our mind and we select a folder, place that data within us, and ...

"Do not put yourself forward in the king's presence or stand in the place of the great, for it is better to be told, "Come up here," than to be ...

A great danger for us is to spend time wondering what people think of us.  Let me declare how people think of us:  INACCURATELY. No matter whether they think more ...

In pastoral ministry there is a joyful experience of welcoming new people into the flock.  It always excites me when God entrusts new families to our church and I'm often ...

Thinking deeply.  Working diligently.  Loving fervently. Chances are that you naturally lean more towards one of these three than the others.  We are all hardwired uniquely by God, and that ...

When reading the bible over the course of many years, we expect to be occasionally pierced by the words of Scripture.  When God’s truth pierces us, we are to respond.  ...

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 ...

A lot of awful things have occurred under the banner of compassion.  Helping people is one of the practical ramifications of a heart made new through faith in Jesus Christ.  ...

So I posted a simple word of affirmation on my Facebook page about Harriet Tubman becoming the new face on the $20 bill. For me, choosing her was a no-brainer, ...

Following God in life is an incredible adventure.  Christianity is not so much a religion as it is a personal relationship with the unseen God.  No doubt, it is a ...

Who are you? That question is never answered by most people who walk the planet.  In a quest to receive an identity, most of us end up substituting the answer ...