Self-Examination

This just in from our global tribe of nearly 900,000 online followers: When I pray, I don’t expect God to answer me. Where am I messing up?    This is a great question that applies to any Christian who prays with at least a little DOUBT. And that’s all of us at one time or […]

Yesterday we were playing hockey on a FROZEN LAKE. Today we’re hiking on a MOUNTAIN TRAIL in the same “majestic Sierra’s” where I crashed through thin ice into the frigid water.    This hike does NOT feature a near-death story.  It was memorable because of WHEN we decided to abort the hike. We turned back

I almost died one winter day as a 13-year-old playing ice hockey with my older brother Miles on a frozen lake in Nevada’s majestic Sierra Mountains. The last thing I remember is chasing an errant puck toward the middle of the lake, hitting thin ice, and then plunging into the frigid abyss. I can still

Even though few people change out their wardrobe every season, all of us at least think about it when an image in the media hijacks our attention and tickles the insidious allure of consumerism that resides inside human nature. The fantasy focuses on running through our closet to see what items need to be discarded

This is one of those rare “hard-to-believe, BUT TRUE” stories. A story God can use to strengthen your relationship with him. A story that has profoundly impacted my own faith walk.    It begins when a friend of mine took one of his closest mates to an empty mall parking lot one Sunday in May

This just in from our global online tribe:    Does Psalm 91:10 say Christians do not have to fear harm?    Great question. Here it is: “No harm will overtake you; no disaster will come near your tent. For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; they will

The entire planet is obsessed with MAKE OVERS and DO OVERS. Both of those television-contrived trends pivot on waving a magic wand to vanquish imperfections. Change circumstances. Restore hope.    The MAKEOVER is a radical transformation or remodeling–home makeovers, lifestyle makeovers, and style makeovers–all building to a stunning “big reveal” at the end.    The

Dragons are TRENDING. Drogon, Rhaegal, and Viserion are stars on the Games Of Thrones. Every culture seems to have a dragon in its myths. Stories for children feature dragons–think Puff the Magic Dragon or Smaug in The Hobbit. We love dragons because they allow our imagination to soar. We love DRAGONS because they can fly.

I’ve spent a lot of time in my life thinking about FEAR. Studying FEAR. Helping people get past their FEAR. The word is an anchor in my ministry’s name and a commitment in my life to help others quell its oppressive grip.    One of the most important things I’ve learned about FEAR in the