Jesus picked you out, but he didn’t end there. Jesus also invited you in to community. He wants you to have relationship with him and others.
Picked out. Invited in. Called up.
Jesus consistently treated people in this way: He picked people out. He invited them in. Jesus called people up. He does it for you today.
Communion: Graham Crackers and Juice Boxes?
Why does communion matter? It is much more than just the bread and the wine. It’s about covenant, but it also is all about the bread and wine.
Judah: A 180 degree change
the narrative shows Joseph and Judah’s lives paralleled. Just as Joseph was physically enslaved and imprisoned, Judah was emotionally and spiritually enslaved and imprisoned. As Joseph is finding freedom physically, so is Judah spiritually. As Joseph is working to save his family, so is Judah. As Joseph is finding redemption, so is Judah.
Something Lost and Something Found
Tearin’ Apart the House Last year, my boys wore me out begging for a new game console. They desperately “needed” to upgrade from an XBox 360 to an XBox One. After negotiation, we figured out a plan, which included selling all of our old gaming equipment. That weekend, we gathered all of our stuff and headed out […]
Grace | Unforced Rhythms
Grace is an Unforced Rhythm Sometimes I try way too hard. Specifically I refer to connecting with God. I’m forced. I’m rigid. I’m unnatural in my approach to Him. I make rules and regulations for myself. Read this much. Pray that long. Say these words. Think those thoughts. It’s not just me. It’s human nature […]
Optical Illusions of the Heart
Pink, Green or Blue? The graphic below is going around the internet right now. Here’s the question being asked. What colors are the spirals? Pink, green and blue. Right? Wrong! It’s actually only pink and green. You can check out how that is possibly true at this website. I’m sure you’ve seen all kinds of optical […]
5 Principles to Find Freedom
The Year of FREEDOM! In 2011 I stumbled on what I now call my Word of the Year project. Basically, I chose one word I wanted to see happen in my life. Then I focused on that word for the entire year. That year changed my life. I chose the word FREEDOM. I dove deep […]
Remember When Life Wasn’t Hard, but We Thought It Was?
Life Happens So Fast! Everyone experiences this. You endure a really difficult season of life. Years pass, and a realization hits – you had no idea what hard was. This was college for me. I thought I didn’t have time. I thought I didn’t have money. I thought I was under constant pressure. I thought […]
Andrew Matters
We Just Need Jesus. The other morning, while on a work/vacation trip in California, Kia and I walked down to the beach after breakfast. As we sat on the bench watching the waves, a young Asian man stumbled across our way. His name was Andrew. I say stumbled, because he literally stumbled down the stairs in our direction. […]
