There is a movement of sorts taking place in my generation. We could call it the Cut the Crap campaign. Or the We’re Not Stupid initiative. Or the Who Do You Think You’re Kidding drive. Whatever you want to call it, the idea is the...
There’s a song called “What Faith Can Do”, and it is playing like crazy on Christian radio right now. When I heard it this morning, this lyric really grabbed my attention:Impossible is not a word; it’s just a reason for someone not to...
I’m not an optimistic person.I know, I know, those of you who know me are shocked. The truth is I’d like to be an optimist, I just don’t think it will happen.Although I prefer to call myself a “realist” in lieu of being a...
I hope you never get tired of hearing about grace. I guess if you did you would’ve stopped coming here a long time ago. A writer I enjoy, Jon Acuff, wrote about grace today, and he marveled at the idea that a holy God is also a God of second chances. ...
Several years ago a popular series of books crowded the bookshelves of Christian book stores across America, including the one in which I worked. You may remember the series: Every Man’s Battle, Every Woman’s Battle, Every Young Man’s Battle,...
At least once a week, my three year old, Lexi, asks, “Mommy, when am I gonna get to go to Heaven?” And I say, “I don’t know; only God knows that.” Her response is always the same, “I wish I could go to Heaven now. ...
