New Year’s Revolution: It’s Never Too Late

With Jesus, it’s never too late for a revolutionary change. New life can happen to anyone, anywhere, at any time! From December 31, 2023

Salt Baby: The Only Son Worth His Salt

Christmas is all about the salted Sacrifice who came to save His children. So, check your sweet & salty mix as you mix it up with friends this season! From December 24, 2023

Getting Giving: Inspiring Imitations of God’s Love

There’s not one part of God’s plan that doesn’t involve a spirit of giving, and there’s not one time of the year where we’re closer to that spirit than Christmas! From December 17, 2023

Present Value: Working On Wanting Jesus

At a certain point we must admit the present we need most may not be the one we want most, because it might hurt most! From December 10, 2023

Well-Seasoned Greetings: Sampling the Savor of Our Savior

How much do the people around you crave your beliefs, based on the free sample you’ve been offering? From December 3, 2023

Thanks For Nothing: Appreciating Withholding

God’s love isn’t only seen in what we have, but what we lack – what He holds back! From November 26, 2023

Cross Words: Training To Take Up Our Cross

If our Savior could endure the hostility of the cross, certainly we can train ourselves to endure the hostility of cross words from infuriating friends and family. From November 19, 2023

Sorry, Not Sorry: Celebrating Surrender

Apologizing for our weakness means we still think something is wrong with us, when in reality, weakness just means we’re children! And God wants us to see His strength as our strength. From November 12, 2023

Loving Devils: Conquering Enemies with Compassion

Ever feel completely incapable of forgiving certain people? How is it even possible to love your enemy? From November 5, 2023

Chickening Out: Getting Past Growing Pains

Just imagine if your doctor only gave you the news you wanted to hear, instead of the diagnosis you needed to live! A painful truth is worth way more than a comfortable lie. From October 29, 2023

Birds of a Feather: Our Need for a Flock

God hard wired us with a deep need for human connection. And the point is: you need a flock! From October 22, 2023

The Real Deal: Trading Trust for Truth

To find the truth, we need a witness. And it must be one we trust! Because all truth worth believing starts with a witness worth trusting. From October 15, 2023

My Truth: Escaping the Errors of Our Ways

We tend to see things the way we want, even when it’s wrong. But my truth only works until it collides with THE truth. From October 8, 2023

Go Tell It: On the Mountain With a Mission

Our church in Burlington is just one of fifteen different His Place locations! It’s just that our other fourteen campuses happen to be on the other side of the world, in the Philippines. From October 1, 2023

Ugly Feet: Two Confessions of True Faith

You know why He leaves us down here after we’re saved? To make those two true confessions. So, how beautiful are your feet? From September 24, 2023

Heat Seeking: Firing Up Frozen Faith

All fires go out if they’re not fed … even in our faith. So we need to be reminded how easy it is for even the most dedicated believers to burn out. From September 17, 2023

Demonstrative Faith: Beyond the Belief of Demons

How does your belief go beyond the demons’? What makes your declaration of faith any different from the demons’? From September 10, 2023

Cross Walk: Purifying by Crucifying

It might be scary, but for God to get us, open us, fill us, and encourage us, we need to know – something’s gonna kill us! From September 3, 2023

Sinking In: Following When It’s Frightening

Jesus wants to walk us through the storms. Because with Him, it’s all about the adventure of training and stretching and testing. From August 27, 2023

Savior Behavior: Seeing Serving as Saving

If we’re supposed to love others like Jesus, and He loved like the Father, and the Father loved by sending Jesus to save the world – what should our love look like? From August 20, 2023

Missed Appointment: Aspirations, Expectations, and Occupations

How do we straighten out our heart’s desires so that all our work has the fulfilling joy of feeling our fit? From August 13, 2023

Dis-Appointment: Aspirations, Expectations, & Revelations

Jesus disappointed both Matthias and Judas; one aspired and the other expected. Aspirations rise high above disappointment; but expectations tend to drop dead. From August 6, 2023

Just Us: Seeing Wrongs Right

Why do the wicked get rewards while the victims get the bills? It’s a question we all wonder when we feel wronged. From July 30, 2023

Plug and Pray: Filling Prayer With Feeling

Jesus’ prayer guide is the instruction and invitation for all to plug and play. It tells us what to do – but then leaves space for us to do it in our unique way. From July 23, 2023

Pray by Ear: How to Stop Praying Like Pagans

Beware: Even the best of believers can carelessly practice what Jesus calls pagan-like prayer. From July 16, 2023

Praying Our Part: Practicing Pleasing Prayer

What if we’re seeing prayer mostly backwards? What if the main point of prayer is to get our attention? From July 9, 2023

Wing Tip: Partnering Up in Prayer

God calls us to pray, and offers a junior partnership role. So we best know how He expects us to partner up in prayer. From July 2, 2023

Hallowed Name: Balancing Honor and Fear

God has given us His good name, and left us in charge of hallowing it in the eyes of our world. From June 25, 2023

Heavenly Father: Balancing Authority and Intimacy

If we don’t balance our Heavenly Father’s intimacy and authority, we’ll see Him as either an indulgent uncle or a harsh, intolerant, force of nature. From June 18, 2023

A Rested Development: How Patience Leads to Life

Sometimes slowing ourselves is the fastest path to growing ourselves. From June 11, 2023

Resisting A Rest: How Comfort Can Kill

If we follow the path of least resistance, we slip into the trance of the tolerable and start trading the effort and anxiety of ‘better’ for the rest and comfort of ‘normal’. From June 4, 2023

Opened Minds: Atheists, Agnostics, and Apostles

We can’t open our own minds to anything but futility, foolishness, and hopeless darkness. But, we can renew our minds with truth on God’s terms. From May 28, 2023

Happy Hunting: The Christian Quest for Joy

Earthly pleasures were never meant to permanently satisfy, but only to suggest and awaken our desire for eternal fulfillment. From May 21, 2023

A Widow Bit O’ Love: Appreciating Our True Value

A defiled dollar bill still retains all of its undefiled value. As do you. Its value comes from something far greater than itself: its maker. As does yours. From May 14, 2023

The Big Picture: Part IV: Sensibly Seeing Our Destiny

Whether it’s what we’ve seen in His creation, felt through His Spirit, or heard from His Word: Everything in this life is a shadow to get us to go find what’s behind. From May 7, 2023

The Big Picture: Part III: Sensibly Seeing Our Morality

Without God, and His standard of good, we’re forced to believe in nature-only morals that conflict with the supernatural instinct we all feel. From April 30, 2023

The Big Picture: Part II: Sensibly Seeing Our Meaning

What got you out of bed and led you to want to do what you’re doing today? From April 23, 2023

The Big Picture: Part I: Sensibly Seeing Our Origin

In my search for truth, the ’science says’ crew wasn’t leaving room for God – in spite of our instincts; but the ‘God says’ gang wasn’t leaving room for science – in spite of the logic. From April 16, 2023

An Easter Carol: The Rise of the Ghosts of Christ

Let’s have us an Easter Carol and talk about the wonderful life of the ghosts of Christ, past, present, and future! From April 9, 2023

Dealing With Doubt: A Need-To-Know Basis of Belief

If you ask God to increase your faith, He’s gonna ask you to deal with your doubt, by trusting Him enough to follow His game plan. From April 2, 2023

Royal Pain: Defying Suffering by Defining Success

The world defines success by circumstances. The more comfy your current conditions, the more successful you are. But, God defines success by our trust in Him, and our care for others. From March 26, 2023

Good Grief: Seeing Through Affliction

How do we see through our affliction as not just hurtful, but helpful? Like any change of habit, it takes deliberate effort. From March 19, 2023

God-Given Name: Eyes to See Your Significance

The next time you’re sent blindly groping for answers, know that you’re part of a grand plan. And know that He knows you by name. From March 12, 2023

Rev’d Up: The Hunger of the Younger

We are supposed to grow up as we know more. But, if we stop seeking truth with the hunger of the younger, we need to turn back the clock! From March 5, 2023

Care to Join: Our Corner of God’s Kingdom

Joining a church isn’t about compensation or convenience; it’s about a conviction to advance a Kingdom. So the fundamental question isn’t, “How do I join?” but, “Are we a fit?” … and “Why would I?” From February 26, 2023

Universal Outsider: A Disarming Tour of Your Heart

How do you taste? Hopefully like an honest-to-goodness insider. A good egg. Because you are the letter the Lord is writing to those around you. From February 19, 2023

Joy’s Noise: Why We Want to Worship

You might not call it that, but when you give something in your life the power to change you, you’ve begun a worship relationship. From February 12, 2023

Divine Defense: Discerning Pretender From Defender

It’s necessary to take a close look at your defender’s case to discern whether you’re working with a counterfeit Christ or the real deal. From February 5, 2023

His Honor: Our Father, Defender, and Judge

Jesus is both our Defender and Judge! But you know what He’s not? Our prosecutor. That job falls to the accuser. From January 29, 2023

In Good Time: Expedited Answers to Impatient Prayer

God does everything as soon as possible! He can’t be early or late; He has to be right on time. From January 22, 2023

Working in Hollywood: Unexpected Answers to Persistent Prayer

God urges us to be ready, whenever and wherever we bump into someone we’ve prayed for, to watch for an unexpected door to open. From January 15, 2023

Face Time: The Intentional Attention of Love

How much do you love the Lord? Well, how much do you love others? It’s an easy equation with an uneasy answer. From January 8, 2023

Castaway Sin: Seven Righteous Resolutions

Why is Gilligan’s Island still so popular? One theory is that each character embodies one of the seven deadly sins. So which do you most relate to? From January 1, 2023