Each week my friend and mentor Stephen Manley releases a "Jesus Pusher" blog and this week was especially rich. As a Christian my life is not to be
What to do when you discover Treasure
As the story goes, a poor man who spent his life as a tenant farmer was working in the field. He had gone over the ground countless times with his
Finding the Calm in the Midst of Craziness
Have you ever thought: How can it be Wednesday already? The end of November? We just celebrated the 4th of July! Thanksgiving is tomorrow?!?! Why
I Must Be Filled with the Holy Spirit
The great need of the Christian life is not behaving a certain way or cleaning up one's language (though those will in fact come with a changed life).
My Tyranny of the Urgent
My life is busy. I'm sure yours is too. Far too often it seems that I spend the bulk of my day racing around to deal with emergencies. I want to get
Fact, Faith, Experience
This past Friday we looked at who the Author of Scripture truly is. Once we have fully grasped the reality of authorship we can then begin to take our
How An Everyday Errand Changed History
I was recently listening to Eric Ludy's sermon entitled Ready and in Position (which I highly encourage you to either watch or download the audio and
The Need to Retune Your Focus
One of my favorite people in history was William Booth. Booth was a man given to and used mightily by God. As founder of the Salvation Army, General
Major Dependence
Dependence is not an optional "add-on" in the Christian life. The Christian life is a life of dependence. Because the Christian life is utterly