There’s one — and only one — thing you should never have a peace about. Never. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard the words. “I don’t have a peace about it.” “I knew it was right because I had a peace about it.” It’s a spiritual sounding reason for a Christian to make a decision. To […]
Archives for October 2014
Can You Talk to God Like a Cave Man?
These days it’s not easy to talk to God. We’ve got a million different ways to communicate — technology that provides video conferencing around the globe with micro-second delay, telephone chats that connect multiple people in any number of countries, email, text message, snap chat, social networks — a million-and-one ways to get in touch with someone at a moment’s notice. But in a high-speed, broad […]
The Times You Should Shut Up and Not Say Anything
Part of Christian maturity is knowing when to shut your mouth and walk away. A lot of it. Whole beatitudes are lined up along the back wall of your mind like homecoming dance outcasts in a high school gym, all hoping you won’t make a fool of yourself again this time. Lilies in a field somewhere in your imagination […]