I Can Have Enemies
I used to believe it was OK to have enemies.
Because Jesus said to love them, bless them, pray for them… I kinda took it as permission to collect ‘em.
Like Jesus was saying, “It’s OK to call people or groups of people your enemies.”
But I don’t believe that anymore. I don’t believe it’s OK to collect or have enemies.
Here’s what I mean… Read More
URGENT WORLD CHANGER REVIVAL
NOTE: I decided to add on a little bit to last week’s 3-part series “Stuff I Don’t Believe Anymore.” I guess this makes it a 4-part series now…
I used to be in the river.
And by “In the river,” I mean I was a participant in revival / renewal / river whatchamacallit. Yeah, I was in a church that had chofars and streamers and banners and dancers… Read More
Permission To Not Be OK
Listen in on this short conversation with Andy Jones and myself – we talk about decriminalizing being messed up and giving permission to not be OK. Andy shares what he’s learned as the result of leading Celebrate Recovery… Read More
Recommended Reading
Happy Sunday everyone! Each week, I like to share what I enjoyed on the internet and give you some recommended reading. This stuff will make you smarter, more compassionate, and better looking too (OK, that last part might not be true)… Read More
Chuckle &/or Win Something
It’s Friday so I’m hoping to help you chuckle and/or win something – here we go…
1. FREE—Jute Drawstring Backpack With A Surprise Inside.
Just comment below and you will be automatically entered to win a jute drawstring backpack with a surprise inside. Two winners will be selected and announced tonight… Read More
Catholics Aren’t Christian
Growing up in Pentecostal church, I picked up on this idea: Catholics aren’t Christians. The typical charges against them were things like praying to Mary, worshiping the Pope, praying to the saints, and elevating the teachings of saints and church leaders to the same level as Scripture. They also had cool necklaces – and I wanted to wear one.
And then there were the wild accusations from the end-times obsessed folks, claiming the current Pope is most definitely, 100% for sure, obviously THE Antichrist (these guys are still doing this too).
I was smart enough to detect the crazy on the doomsday prophets, but the underlying message “Catholics aren’t Christians” stuck with me. When you hear something enough times, you just begin to believe it.
So I believed Catholics aren’t Christians… Read More
Success Will Make My Insecurities Go Away
I can’t speak for everyone, but I do know this about myself: I’m not particularly inventive when it comes to my picture of what success is.
How do I define success?
I see it on someone else and I want it. Whatever it is that they posses or have attained or are currently doing – that’s what I want.
In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever made a truly unique goal for myself. All my goals have been modeled after someone who was more successful than me.
I see someone’s house that is better than mine and now I want one like it… Read More
Richer Is Always Better
When I was in first grade, one of the kids in my class told me how girls get pregnant. Before this, I hadn’t given it much thought. But now I knew the facts of life because Steven explained them to me. Here’s what he said:
If you look at a girl’s belly button, she’ll get pregnant.
I took it as a warning. And for a while, I was pretty concerned that I might accidentally see a girl’s belly button and get her pregnant… Read More
Ugly Perceptions
Listen in on this conversation with Andy Jones and myself as we talk about our recent DISC profile results – particularly the part about… Read More