We often feel like we have to get our act together before we can do something. We say things like, “We will have children when we are financially secure”, or “I will do this when I am older”, or “I will go to church when I have gotten my act together”, and so on. WeContinue reading “The Gospel in Exodus: Come as You Are”
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The Gospel in Exodus: God Speaks
Our golden retriever ran away the other day. The more we called him the farther he went. We watched him follow two walkers into the park and disappear. Hoping he would eventually return on his own, we later received a phone call from the two walkers, who had taken him home with them – theyContinue reading “The Gospel in Exodus: God Speaks”
The Gospel in Exodus: The Burning Bush
Nothing gets our attention quite like fire does. They even trained us once that if we ever needed help, don’t yell “Help”, but yell “Fire”, and people will come running. The wildfires on the west coast have certainly gotten our attention over the last decade or so, specifically because the fires are so destructive. TheContinue reading “The Gospel in Exodus: The Burning Bush”
The Gospel in Exodus: Turn Aside and See
John Piper preached a famous sermon at Passion one year titled “Don’t Waste Your Life”. In it he spoke about aspects of the American Dream that run counter to the gospel and living a life of purpose and meaning. When Moses gets to Midian, he kind of enters into the BC version of that lifestyle. Continue reading “The Gospel in Exodus: Turn Aside and See”
The Gospel in Exodus: Moses on the Run
There is a great scene in Monty Python’s “Holy Grail” movie where Sir Robin runs away, and his companions sing a song about it. Many of us have run from something at one point in our life. Whether we would not admit to something we did, or refused to take responsibility for a mistake atContinue reading “The Gospel in Exodus: Moses on the Run”
The Gospel in Exodus: The Prince of Egypt Wakes Up
There is a great scene in one of the old James Bond movies from the 90’s where Bond is tied up in a helicopter, and the heroine who is in the backseat of the helicopter is kicking the back of his seat violently and screaming, “Wake up! Mister, WAKE UP!” Of course Bond wakes upContinue reading “The Gospel in Exodus: The Prince of Egypt Wakes Up”
Real Life-Change – Go to the Ant
Often, when we face what seems to be an insurmountable task or goal, we become paralyzed into inaction by the enormous distance between where we are today and where we want to be tomorrow. We cannot get there by tomorrow or by the end of the week or month, so we sometimes give up andContinue reading “Real Life-Change – Go to the Ant”
Dissatisfaction
Is there anything in your life that you are dissatisfied about? Maybe you would like to lose a few pounds, get a better job, have more money in the bank. Or maybe you wish you had a nicer car, a better spouse, a bigger house, a new putter, a bass boat. Dissatisfaction is common toContinue reading “Dissatisfaction”
Freedom from the List-Centric Life
I lost a friend to Corona recently. He was 52 when he died. Like a puff of smoke, he was here, then he was gone. Many of us are facing losses like this today, especially with the new delta variant of COVID-19 still circulating among us. Psalm 103 speaks to us regarding the fleeting natureContinue reading “Freedom from the List-Centric Life”
21 Things I Want to Tell My Sons
Following are twenty-one things that I want to tell each of you. It is not an exhaustive list of things I would like to tell you, but it is a start. And each of the topics is not fully developed, but is rather just a brief discussion on the topic (an entire book could beContinue reading “21 Things I Want to Tell My Sons”
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