I've been enjoying reading in the New Testament book Ephesians over the past week. This is such an amazing gift to us to understand God's totally one-sided, grace-filled work to save broken and messed-up people like you and me and build something beautiful, powerful, global and awesome out of our combined lives. What is startlingly clear … Continue reading Former Dead Man Walking
Preparing for Easter
I grew up in the church, but as a kid who grew up in non-denominational and non-traditional churches, there's a lot that I didn't experience that others who grew up in church did. Many traditions have a liturgical calendar that includes celebrating seasons of the Christian Year. One of those is Lent. So I'm a day late … Continue reading Preparing for Easter
When Your Circumstances Dispute Your Calling
What do you do when you feel that God has a calling on your life, but fulfilling that calling is out of your control? David, who would become King of Israel, had some horrible and trying seasons of life in between his being anointed as the next king of Israel, and his actually taking on … Continue reading When Your Circumstances Dispute Your Calling