I don’t want to miss my shot.
I’ve been thinking lately about the holy audacity of Shiphrah and Puah, midwives who lived in the era of Moses. They were so sure of the will of God and
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The Kingdom of God is my country.
I am heartsick, as I’m sure you are, over the state of our country. What happened last week deserves our fervent prayers and attention as a faith community. This has
If you want revival, begin with lament.
Joel and Hosea begin the same way: “The word of the Lord that came to Hosea” … “the word of the Lord that came to Joel.” If you are a
Stages of Trauma and Brokers of Hope
My friend David Thomas tells me that folks who live in areas where significant tragedies occur (like tornadoes and hurricanes and earthquakes … and now pandemics) have studied the typical
Profound Grace
Friends, I grieve as I offer this prophetic word: We as a country are grace-deprived. This season has exposed a sad (and I sense severe) lack of trust. We don’t
Cry Out.
In the wake of the national unrest in 2014, when Baltimore and Ferguson and other cities rioted, Ben Watson – pro football player and solid Christian – made a powerful
How to kill the thing that is killing you
Here’s a truth: Jesus doesn’t save people from sinning. He saves us as sinners. So in the Apostles’ Creed, when we say we believe in the forgiveness of sins, we are
The path to freedom and friendship with God
When we get grace, everything else is colored differently. There is no greater gift from God, and therefore no greater gift we can give one another, than the gift of
Four (and a half) thoughts on hearing from God
What is it God might be asking you to do – what totally illogical, foolish-looking, unpredicted thing might he be calling you to? And if you’re hearing it, how do
A taste of what can be: a conversation with Bob Beckwith
I just listened again to our conversation earlier this year with Bob Beckwith, and knew I needed to write about this one because it epitomizes my deepest hope for the
The Love Exchange: How the love of God changes our prayers
For decades, Margaret Therkelsen (1934-2014) filled a tremendous need in the Wesleyan/ Methodist world: She modeled a life of relentless prayer. Like a bold frontier explorer, she would spend hours
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