Facing Opposition

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Do not be mistaken or surprised. You will face opposition. You will experience struggle. You will face tough choices. You will walk through darkness, challenge, and fear. You will experience defeat, set backs, and obstacles. You will have hard times. … Continued

Sudden Favor

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSSIf you have ever had a fever, you know that fevers are basically a whole lot of waiting for that moment when the fever breaks. You may … Continued

It’s Good News

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It’s good news. It’s not bad news. The gospel of Jesus Christ is good news. Salvation, healing, restoration, blessings, abundance, peace, fulfillment, joy, and success are all good news. Jesus conquered sin and death once and for all, granting every person … Continued

The Fact of God

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The brazen desert sun reflected mercilessly off of every rise, wallowing in the gaps between the dry cliff walls and the tawny wilderness floor. The opening crags of jutting rock faces joining to form the rugged hillsides of the desert of … Continued

Uniquely Relevant

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You are uniquely relevant. Jesus put it this way, “You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled … Continued

Embrace the Mess

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Life is messy. People make mistakes.  People make poor choices.  People sin. The fabric of life is corrupted, interrupted, mixed and confused with messages, lies, misinformation, destructive paths, dysfunctional interactions, harmful experiences, and brokenness in indefinite variety. The tapestry of … Continued

Do It Because You Want To

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God does not want your unwilling obedience. If you believe your religious adherence to certain behaviors, practices, rituals, or beliefs is saving, think again. Salvation is a matter of your heart, your soul, your mind, your identity, your whole self … Continued

The Ownership Secret

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God owns everything and yet he chooses to invest it all in others because God designed and uses the ownership secret. Leadership requires understanding and leveraging the ownership secret. Success and fulfillment in work and in life is a result … Continued

Spiritual Total Quality Management

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A revolution in the quality of manufactured goods happened in the 1980s with the advent of Total Quality Management (TQM).  The idea was simple.  Companies could continuously improve the quality of the products they produced by observing their process and … Continued

Joshua The Divinely Authorized

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Was Jesus’ last name Christ?  Were His parents Joseph and Mary Christ? The answer to both of these questions is “no”. In the original Greek text of the Gospels, “Jesus Christ” or “Ἰησοῦς Χριστὸς” literally means “Jesus the Anointed One”, or “Joshua … Continued

Coming Home

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Walking down the Jetway after a long week on the road, I step over the threshold into the cabin of the 737-300 with lightness returning to my step and anticipation waking up in the most basic parts of my heart … Continued

God Didn’t Promise Easier, God Promised Better

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God’s answers are always simple, and God’s answers always work. However… …God’s answers are not always easy, and God’s answers are not always unopposed. The fact is, God didn’t promise that following Him would make your life easier — God … Continued