You need to go ahead and watch Left Behind with Nicholas Cage when it comes out on RedBox. Please. Do it for you. I insist. Call up the neighborhood kids to stuff crackers in the baby, pre-order a copy from your iPhone, and head over to a friend’s for a double-date to see this godly […]
When God Doesn’t Heal You, But Smacks You in the Face, Instead
Some people don’t believe God does miracles. I can empathize with them. It’s a lot easier to believe in a God who never does anything than one who heals, rescues, delivers, and saves, because it’s easier to defend this God when he upholds his end of the bargain and, in fact, does nothing at all. This […]
The Lie of God’s Perfect Will
Life is full of choices. At some point you have to make them. The least you can do is be honest about the choices you make. And when it comes to God, you only have two — you can choose to obey or choose to disobey. Nowhere in the middle. That is the choice.
The Narrow Gate Through a Cross
(Some of you do not know I also write for MyDaughtersFirstBible.com. The posts are lessons to my daughter as I read the whole Bible to her. This is the most recent one — shameless plug that you consider it for your future blogrolls.) But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to […]
Thanks for the PB&J’s Mom, Now Get a Real Job!
This weekend, President Obama made some startling statements about stay-at-home moms. And frankly, I’m pissed. Full disclosure here of why: I’m not a mom. I don’t stay at home. I have NO idea what I’m talking about. I mean, really, all I have in this is I’ve found after six long years that the president and I […]
How Bullying Can Save Your Marriage
Nobody likes a bully. Not in a casual fling. Not in a friendship. Not in a budding romantic relationship. Not in an illicit I-don’t-know-what-that-was-but-I-hope-it-never-happens-again-ship. And certainly not in a marriage. Unfortunately, bullying tactics are just so darn effective. Psychologically, they work at manipulating another person to push him or her down and get one’s own way. Of course, they’re also destructive and damaging […]
The “Do You Have a Peace About It?” Lie
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 […]
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 […]
How to Give Your Pastor the Worst Week of His Life
You’re the ideal church-goer. You’re sharp and witty and an asset to any organization. You tell it like it is and get things done. But, unfortunately, there’s no ideal church. And, more importantly, no ideal pastor. However, with a little help from you, your pastor can turn it around in no time. It’ll be a […]