Yesterday, we said focus was crucial. But focus on what? If we are redeemed and renewed, then it’s our values.  Values Apart from my salvation, the most important thing that happened to me was to deve...  Read More

The Secret to Having Mostly Good Days… At the risk of looking gross and stupid, let me tell you what happened on Monday morning.  What is worse than dropping your iPod Pro earbuds in the toilet?  Drop...  Read More

If you didn’t make a list of your values Tuesday, I challenge you to do it.  If you did, now put them in order of importance.  You will find that it is not easy to do, and in fact, in some cases it is...  Read More

A little unfocused, I was feeling a bit ‘meh.’ When I feel “meh,” it is about one thing: Myself. I’m not effective when I feel “meh” about me.But I fixed it! At least for the day.First, I am a Christi...  Read More

Heard of Maslow?  He was brilliant, and his hierarchy of needs has stuck around for a long time. There must be something to it.  According to Maslow, humans have needs in a particular order, starting ...  Read More

The 6 Things You Need to Consider if You Want True Friends  “I’m a Christian, but I have no friends.”   If you’re saying that, you have been duped. Someone should have told you that being a Christian ...  Read More

Just How Exactly Does One Abide in Christ?  And Why Does it Matter that We Abide in Christ? “The Dude abides,” but do we? (See The Big Lebowski).   Jesus gave a significant promise, a “Huuuge” promise...  Read More

Being focused is absolutely crucial, but there is one drawback. Time drags while you are waiting for things to happen, waiting for your focused efforts to pay off. Most people do indeed live lives of ...  Read More

“How much do you pray?” I asked. “Not enough,” he said. In 22 years of ministry, I’ve never heard anyone say they pray enough. Do you pray enough? And while we’re at it, do you read your Bible enough?...  Read More

You can’t be perfect. Only God is perfect.” In a very real way, this is completely true. I’ve already blown it if I was trying to be perfect. But…Sometimes, I gotta say, I’m quite perfect. Does that s...  Read More

“She’s a pigmy,” said my beautiful teenage daughter.  “A what?” ”A pigmy.”  “What? How? Is she small?” I said, trying to understand. ”What?” She asked, confused and looking at me like I must be 50 or ...  Read More

I wrote the other day about how much we should pray—enough to walk like Jesus through our day.  But today, thinking about it from another angle. Mark 9:14-29 shows the story of the father of the demon...  Read More