Measuring up. It’s human nature for us to compare ourselves to one another. As a kid in church I remember listening to people’s unbelievable stories. The stories usually had something to do with drugs or alcohol, members of the opposite sex and tobacco but not necessarily in that order. It was the before and after story. Other […]
Immeasurable Resources
The 8 State Lake Several weeks ago, I visited a cattle ranch in Hoxie, Kansas. If you’re not familiar with Hoxie, you’re not alone. Hoxie is a small agricultural town about 20 miles from Colby, Kansas (the Western Kansas stop along I-70 with a Starbucks). Blink and you’ve driven by the exit at 75 miles […]
But I won’t do that!
The missionary relationship from heaven Paul and Barnabas was a match made in heaven. Barnabas was a man of encouragement, mercy and grace. Paul was a strong, no-nonsense, pragmatic leader. Together they were taking the world by storm for Jesus. They are sent out together establishing churches in Antioch, Cyprus, Lystra and Derbe. They healed […]
Without witness.
Unbroken. Unbroken is the incredible, true story of U.S. Olympian and war hero Louis “Louie” Zamperini. Zamperini was a bombadier in WWII whose plane crashed in the Pacific Ocean. Louie and two companions floated in 2 rubber rafts for 47 days before being captured and held in Japanese prison camps for over 2 years. The story […]
It’s the end of the world as we know it!
…And I feel fine! I love that REM song (It’s the end of the world as we know it [and I feel fine]!). It speaks a lot to and about my generation that grew up believing the world was ending at any moment (both from the secular and religious points of view). In the end, […]
And in this corner…
I’m continuing to share a few devotions I’m writing from Acts for Cross Points Church…enjoy! The ultimate fight. I am not a boxing fan. I remember watching Mike Tyson demolish some guy in less than a minute on ABC as a kid, but that’s about as far as my boxing knowledge goes… …Unless of course you […]
The Power of Joy
I’m continuing to share a few devotions I’m writing from Acts for Cross Points Church…enjoy! I’ve got the JOY! But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control. Against such things there is no law. -Galatians 5:22-23 (NIV) Joy. It’s the one word that kept going through […]
4 Ways to Move into the Future!
I’m back! After a few days of posting off, I’m back. We’ve moved into our new home, and are well on our way to getting it all put away (but still a ways to go 🙂 I’m currently responsible to write the Cross Points Church daily devotionals, so I’ll be sharing some of these with […]
Confidence in a Critical World
Me and Reality TV True confession… …I like reality TV shows. I don’t watch reality TV very often, but I’m drawn into the drama of “real” life. Kia hates it. I kinda like it. This week I stumbled on a reality show via Netflix – Breaking Amish. Have you heard of it? Breaking Amish follows […]
Wonder Twin Powers Activate!
Saturday Mornings If you are of a certain age, Saturday morning has a whole different meaning than it does now. From about 8am to noon, the 4-5 television stations in town were transformed into the cartoon channel. It was awesome! That was the days of the Smurfs, Land of the Lost (technically not a cartoon, […]
