Jesus doesn’t like me.
Each one of us has a tape playing over and over in our heads. It’s filled with messages we tell ourselves on a continuous loop. Some of the messages are true; some are false. It wasn’t until my mid-twenties when I began to become aware of the messages that I was playing over and over to myself. […]
Facing rejection
Whether we’re jocks, musicians, actors, or mathletes, at some point in our childhood, we began the process of “trying out” for teams or auditioning for certain roles or opportunities. Eventually, we all experienced rejection. You didn’t make the varsity squad or get the role you wanted in your high school play. You didn’t get accepted […]
Lessons from the Wise Men
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, in the time of King Herod, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem saying, “Where is the one who is born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” When King Herod heard this he was alarmed, […]
God of the impossible
I heard a story the other day about God radically intervening in a man’s life. His grandfather came to him and said, “God is chasing you. Invite Him into your problems.” What a simple yet profound statement. Too often, we allow our problems to be what keeps us apart from God. But what if we, […]
O Come, Let Us Adore Him
O come, let us adore Him. This Christmas season, how are you adoring Him?
God’s will for your life
Always rejoice, constantly pray, in everything give thanks. For this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. [1 Thessalonians 5:16-18] If we’re really honest, most of us spend years of our life wrestling with the question, “What’s God’s will for my life?” And while I’m not trying to minimize the importance of us understanding who […]