That’s an odd title for a post, right? There should be celebration in getting what you’ve always wanted, shouldn’t there? You’ve outwitted, outlasted, and outplayed both the odds against and the people around you and so . . . voila! You have that thing you’ve always wanted. Could be the promotion, the house, the championship, Read the full article…
Each week, I get reminders that effectiveness in ministry and growth in the Spirit come not in great leaps but in small steps. Rather than pinning my hopes on a “major ministry breakthrough” or a “clear personal word from God,” I’ve learned to enter into a continual process for progress. One step at a time. Read the full article…
Some thoughts I shared about Wimbledon in the space before . . . Top Five Tuesday: Top Five Wimbledon Moments I have never been to Wimbledon. Something about sitting in a cold rain in early July doesn’t appeal to me. And for the last 24 years, I haven’t been able to watch a men’s final Read the full article…
When Jesus says, “whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven,” that’s a problem. It runs so contrary to everything we’ve heard about grace, the cross, redemption, and possibility. Plus, there’s that slight issue: what is blasphemy against the Holy Spirit and how do you know if you have ever done it? So Read the full article…
When I was in college, I read a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne called “The Unpardonable Sin.” It was creepy, melancholy, and thoroughly absorbing. I even wrote a paper on it in which I identified that the unpardonable sin was a throwaway line tucked at the end of the story. Nathaniel was no longer around Read the full article…
