We live in a consumer culture. There's no doubt about it. The idea is to make more so you can spend more so you can have more. And, somewhere along the way, our culture has decided that when you HAVE more you will BE more. Don't buy the lie this world is selling. Because it is a lie. Nothing you have changes who you are. Only Christ can do that. No amount of shoe shopping will ...
Faith
It’s OK to ask for help.
I was born with an independent streak. I can actually remember trying to write on those little, lined notepads of flimsy paper that disintegrated if you tried to erase. (Do kindergartners still use those? Or was that first grade back then?) I was frustrated and tired, and when my mom asked if I needed help, I clenched my little fist tight around my pencil and said through gritted ...
God says, “Go.” Period.
If you've ever been to Sunday school, you have probably heard of a little something called "The Great Commission." If not, here it is: "Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you." (Matthew 28:19-20) Jesus ...
Being “good” is not the same as being holy.
"Be good." I say it all the time. What I mean is do what I say or what's expected of you. I don't always care if you want to obey as long as you do it or if you mean what you say so long as you say it. I'm just being honest here. I'm in the trenches of teaching you to do what's right, of training you how to treat others. I tend to take what I can ...