How to Forgive Those Who’ve Hurt You: A 3 Step Guide to Reconciliation
You don’t have to stay stuck in victim mode when you’ve been mistreated. We asked our friend Ken Baugh to share with you his story of forgiveness and…
Prayer: Breaking Free in God’s World
In once smoggy cities there is fresh air to breathe. The worldwide shut down to stop the spread of the Covid-19 virus has dramatically decreased…
Prayer: Our Hope in a Pandemic
Dallas Willard taught me, “This world is a perfectly safe place to be — as long as you’re living with Jesus in the Kingdom of…
What God’s Voice Sounds Like
One night when we were in college, as Bill and I (Kristi) were eating basketfuls of tortilla chips at a restaurant, he shared about a…
A Deeper Life in Christ is Holy and Happy
Yesterday on my Sabbath day I read a little book by the early 19th Century Scottish preacher Robert Murray McCheyne, The Deeper Life. He died…
Following Jesus Immediately
“Pray without ceasing,” the Apostle Paul taught us (1 Thess. 5:17). He also said, “Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the…
My Super Bowl Dad
Do you see a dominant running back when you look at me as a boy in my green football uniform? Neither did I. Nor did…
Spiritual Direction Verbatim
TLC3: Spiritual Direction Verbatim This spiritual direction verbatim was originally written on March 4, 2005 for a “Christ’s Ambassadors Spiritual Formation Group” I was leading.…
My Father’s House
Our youngest child is eighteen years old and in college! Where did the years go? Here’s a journal entry I wrote eleven years ago when…
Praying for Clarity From God?
I had a conversation a number of years ago with my good friend Bucky Dennis. We were taking a prayer walk together and I was…
Jesus’ Beatitudes for Pastors
Pastors today are under tremendous pressure to succeed. But what does it mean to succeed? The culture says, “You’re blessed if your church has more and…
Enjoying Cats in Our God-Bathed World
A couple of nights ago Bill and I had just finished a 4-mile walk. Our cat Charlie had been napping and he woke up and…
