Christian artist Hillsong Worship plays a song called “Stronger.” It isn’t bombastic and rocking, but reflective and beautiful. It focuses on the death and resurrection of Jesus, his greatest weakness that became his greatest strength. And ours. Spend some time with this song over the weekend. The lyrics are below. https://youtu.be/G7YdtfjMAIc.   There is Love That came for us Humbled …

David’s heart loved God, but he wasn’t a perfect saint. That’s why he needed God. “When David returned to his palace in Jerusalem, he took the ten concubines he had left to take care of the palace and put them in a house under guard. He provided for them but had no sexual relations with them. They were kept in …

Back in the days of the American West, there used to be three classes of tickets on the old stagecoaches.  The ride was equally bumpy and dusty no matter which ticket you held; the real value of the ticket emerged when the stagecoach got stuck. If you held a first-class ticket, it was your privilege to remain in the coach, …

Do you know your place in this life? Your purpose? God knows. He also knows the place and purpose of COVID-19. And they are connected. Jesus takes his place The night before he died, Jesus invited his 12 disciples to a private, upper room. They argued about who would sit at the best places for the meal. Jesus “got up …

Lost. You are and I am. Had you returned what would have been?      Who would we be? Had you refused your orders,      your deployment,      your honor to country, What would have been?      Who would you be?      Where would justice cry?   I miss you. I miss us.   I want both you and freedom. I prayed for both you and …

Did you know Jesus promises that his followers will be persecuted? “If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also” (John 15:20). Now, who in their right mind would subscribe to that religion? It doesn’t make sense, unless allegiance to Jesus is more important than anything—more important than pleasure, more important than being liked, more important than having things our …

“It’s not about you.” I’ve needed to say that, oh, a few thousand times in counseling and in raising children. Oh, and ten times that amount I’ve needed to say it to myself. Hyper focus on me just makes things worse Being consumed with my own ways, my own ideas, my own opinions, my own needs is playing into an …

Over 260 million Christians live in places where they are oppressed by high levels of persecution. In the last year, almost 3,000 Christians were killed because they believe in Jesus. 9,488 churches or other religious buildings were attacked. And 3,711 believers detained without trial, arrested, sentenced or imprisoned.  In America, we are challenged by western secularism which opposes Christianity with …