“A farmer went out to sow his seed . . .” (Luke 8:5a). Christians are called to share their faith with others. The fields in which we sow the gospel are varied. Not all soil is the same. Jesus’ parable of the sower reminds us that in spite of the condition of the various grounds, […]
Week 22 Mission |
Week 22 Character |
Is it OK to Be Confident?
Forty-seven-year-old David Asprey, founder and CEO of Bulletproof coffee, wants to live to be 180. He’s invested a million dollars in extensive stem cell treatments and plans to spend several million more to become a centenarian. He’s confident that science will get him to his goal. Sometimes we Christians put our confidence in the wrong […]
Week 21 Mission |
Grace and Truth
When I interviewed Greg for a faculty position at William Jessup University, I knew I had a tiger by the tail. He was a strong personality, enormously self-confident, and took delight (so he said) in “speaking truth to power.” In the marketplace he had worked for a Fortune 500 company where he hired and fired […]
Week 21 Character | Living Under Grace
Working with teens and preteens in a junior high school is fantastic. The students are funny, snarky, and bristling with love and laughter while at the same time struggling with insecurity, rebellion, confusion, anger, and a whole heap of attitude. Junior high is a melting pot of emotions and I love it. Recently I was […]
Week 20 Mission |
Remember and Join
Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering (Hebrews 13:3). Practically everyone in the church today is aware to some extent of the suffering of our Christian brothers and sisters around the world. The church in China […]