Hope, a study blog, part 2

Hope, a study blog, part 2

by | spiritual formation

What do you hope for? What do you hope in? We hope for education. Have we placed our hope in being educated? We hope for peace. Have we placed our hope in being peaceful? We hope for health. Have we placed our hope for the future in being health? We hope for love....
hope, a study blog, part 1

hope, a study blog, part 1

by | spiritual formation

What is hope? In 2000, I was asked to speak on the theme of “Jesus, Hope for a New Millennium.” In preparation, I did a cover-to-cover word study on hope. It was fabulous (I love studying), enlightening, and increasingly uncomfortable. In my sermon notes, I wrote down...

Q&A May Letter

by | Tribe

This month, I was able to speak with Alex and Chelsea Workman and answer some questions about the theme of this month’s letter, which is “The Nature of Hope.” Below you will see some of our discussion. We also got a lot of great feedback and some...

An Interview with Dr. Beth Grant

by | Watch

In Part One of my interview with Dr. Beth Grant, Beth shares about her ministry to souls scarred by human trafficking, the pervasive hopelessness these beautiful women and children experience, and the hope that only Jesus can give. Then, Beth offers a working...
open letter from a special needs mom

open letter from a special needs mom

by | family

Dear Mr. Neurologist, I know you were trying to be realistic. I know you were trying to spare us unnecessary expense. I know you were doing your job. And I know you were certain that your counsel was true. 15 years ago, my husband and I sat with you in a little room...
intentionality

intentionality

by | faith, spiritual formation

Feelings are fickle, flighty things, with low, erratic life spans. Though not innately evil, they are innately unsustainable. Spiritual sustainability requires spiritual intentionality: our Spirit-empowered wills must take the lead, regardless of our emotional states....
In Dry Seasons

In Dry Seasons

by | faith, spiritual formation

Cooking is not in my primary gifting cluster. I could live indefinitely on avocados, mangos, and nuts. But I will never forget a lesson my gourmet Dad taught me about making gravy. “Dad, I’m supposed to make gravy for the group tonight. It’s crazy thin. I must have...
Sensing God

Sensing God

by | faith, mental muscle, spiritual formation

If Jesus is with us continually, why do we not sense Him evenly? Why are there crescendos in our awareness? Why are there rests in which we sense nothing? When we speak of “sensing God’s presence,” we are crossing multiple dimensions. Our physical senses are earth...

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