Renewing our minds
You can tell a lot about a society by what they read. The first issue of LIFE magazine was published in 1936. It was a humor and general interest publication, focusing on photojournalism that captured the essence of significant world events and people. In 1923 and 1933, TIME magazine and Newsweek, respectively, hit newsstands. Each […]
Count your blessings from God
If you want to increase your level of gratitude, a habit that has incredible spiritual and emotional benefits, check out some research I recently did on everything the Bible has to say about being blessed. There are 389 passages in the Scriptures that use words like blessed or blessing, and in the Old Testament, God’s […]
Why Do Christians Flip Out About Smoking Marijuana?
Pastor Mike provides a visual of a lion to explain the answer.
Stop trying and start training
Has anyone ever asked you why you aren’t doing better at something? Maybe your doctor asks why you aren’t making better health decisions. Or your financial planner asks why you aren’t spending more wisely. Or your friend asks why you aren’t more patient with a certain person. Or your pastor asks why you aren’t better […]
Unwind or rewind
Picture it’s the end of a long day. In addition to being a long day, it has also been a long week. You have no responsibilities tomorrow—you don’t even need to take a shower if you don’t want to. What do you do? The phrase I hear in my mind is this: Time to unwind. […]
Badwater Basin
The lowest, hottest place in the United States is Death Valley National Park in California. At the lowest place in the valley, there is a pool of water. Try to imagine this: As you descend into the valley, all you see around you is dusty dry mountains, cracked earth, and rocks. It’s a dead, barren […]
God’s forgiveness is limitless
Biblical forgiveness is not like the express checkout at your local grocery store—maximum 15 items. Instead, God calls you to forgive and forgive and forgive and forgive, followed by more forgiveness, after which comes additional forgiveness, which … well, you get the point. Biblical forgiveness is without limit. Peter had an express-lane mentality when he […]
How to heal from infidelity
I interviewed a number of couples from my church that had been through and healed from an affair. I then developed an equation to describe how healing happens: Healing = Time x Work x Work. Time—Adultery is like getting hit by a bus. There’s no shortcut to getting back on your feet. You can work […]