Route 66 #64: 3 John

Why is it that believers who’d never think of coaxing someone into murder, strife, deceit, and malice, often give so little consideration to coaxing them into God-hating gossip? From September 11, 2011

Route 66 #63: 2 John

2nd John is a micro version of 1st John. John wants us to discern deception and respond with truth that’s balanced with love. From September 4, 2011

Route 66 #62: 1 John

Whatever the heresy, it’s always about the same one thing: diminishing Jesus as God’s Son always conveniently ends up justifying sin and rationalizing disobedience. From August 28, 2011

As Is

We humans come only one way: as is! And like porcupines, we all have sharp quills that can get raised when we feel threatened. But that’s not how God intends us to be. From August 14, 2011

Red Chairables #11: The Good Shepherd

We can choose to be led into security, freedom, and joy, or driven by our impulses, pride, or fear into death and destruction. But, if we’re going to follow, we have to know the Shepherd’s voice. From August 7, 2011

Red Chairables #10: The Unshrunk Cloth & The New Wine

We can’t make ourselves spiritually healthy or holy with inflexible, rules-based religion. We’ll only shrink the joy we have in grace and burst under the pressure. From July 31, 2011

Just Keep Swimming

It seems as we “progress” as a society, we lose our ability to endure and persevere through stress. There will be pain and struggles in life, but don’t use that as an excuse to quit! Guest speaker: Chris Herbert. From July 24, 2011