Showing our Flaws Somewhere along the way, being like Jesus lost honesty and morphed into an outward perfection. The pursuit of religious zeal put up shiny veneers, forgetting about the hard work it takes to achieve that result naturally. One of the most disarming...
Caring Enough to Show It North America is in an epidemic of loneliness. We have lost the ability to give one another presence. It began before the pandemic, and has only accelerated over the last three years. Individuals have never been so connected to the world...
Your Life is the Best Testimony I grew up in an Evangelical tradition. I’m grateful for that, and for the many individuals who poured into my life through the years and were great examples of faith. They demonstrated faith to me in practical, living ways – not just...
It takes longer than you think The hope of a new relationship brings with it a whole truck of emotions. Packed with furniture, memories, and wounds from past relationships. We have a whole framework that we bring into a developing friendship that we might not even be...
I Never Guessed This Journey Would Lead Me to Share the Meal When God called us to plant a church a little over a year ago I knew it was going to be different, but I never expected God to lead us on a journey of hospitality. I never knew that it would mean share the...
Bringing the Conversation Everywhere This past week, I was leading a peer support group. God was leading me in active prayer. It’s a unique position of listening to the participants as they share very real, very deep wounds in their lives, while also seeking to move a...
