For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:10 I have been reading The Heavenly Man, which is the story of Brother Yun, a leader of the house church movement in China. There is a huge amount in this book. … Continue reading What if we don’t do it?

Sometimes my kids say "I love everybody in the whole world." Its a nice sentiment, but it isn't actually true. Love is personal. You can't love in the abstract. Love is always in the context of a person loving another. My kids can't really love more than a few dozen people, because that's who they … Continue reading God’s love

Ever get an offer in the mail that said "Satisfaction Guaranteed*" and you were interested until you looked to see what the little asterisk was about, and then you found twelve pages of small print? Typically if you were to boil down those long pages of small print into something of more reasonable length they … Continue reading Guaranteed*

Psalm 23 The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness For His name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear … Continue reading Psalm 23

Recently we introduced our kids to the movie "The Princess Bride." There's a part or two we fast-forward through, but we're rewarded with days of hearing our kids pause in mid-step at random moments and erupt into "Wuv, twu wuv!" There's a spot in the movie where the story seems to take a twist, and … Continue reading Who is Jesus?