This article was written for Scott McKnight’s blog “Jesus Creed.”
“If we don’t have good stories then what are we doing here?”
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This article was written for Scott McKnight’s blog “Jesus Creed.”
“If we don’t have good stories then what are we doing here?”
Continue reading “Share Good Stories – A Better Way to Inspire (Repost)”
It’s easy for me to judge someone whenever I choose to see them as a problem or an issue instead of person who has been created by God. Continue reading “Love People. Not Issues.”
Being married to my wife Ana has saved me from myself. Continue reading “Marriage For Keeps – A Profound Mystery”
You may wonder, “How do I build healthy relationships that last when I feel so broken? My relationships are broken because I’m broken.”
Continue reading “Dating For Keeps – Run in the Right Direction”
There have been times when I have been weary of reading to my kids the same story over and over again. I have become bored with it. For them, they are excited to hear it again for the one hundredth time. They want to see the same movie again and again. My youngest daughter still gets a little scared when she watches Beauty and the Beast. Continue reading “Kids for Keeps -Stories Over Time”
I meet with a group of fellow ministers once a week. None of us live in the same town so we use a video conference software to communicate. We ask each other such questions as, “Are you hungry, angry, loathsome, tired, and/or stressed?”
Continue reading “Friends For Keeps – To Keep a Friend is to be a Friend.”
Luke 15:11-24 This is one of my all time favorites stories that Jesus tells. Although, it is not specifically about him, it is about the love that our Father has for us, and the only way we can come in contact with that love is through Jesus. Continue reading “Guest Post! Jesus and the Rebels Part 1 – Jason Bennett”
We live in an increasingly fractured society. We have broken relationships with our parents, with our children, with our friends, and with our spouses. If we aren’t intentional we can find ourselves losing relationships with the ones we love the most. Continue reading “Parents For Keeps – Honor your aging parents.”
I should have been there. At the cross. At his grave. In the room with the rest of the disciples. You’ve got to understand – my world had just turned upside down. Continue reading “Resurrection Stories – Part 3”
I used to dream of greatness. I believed that I would one day sit at Jesus’ right hand when he came into his kingdom. I was so naïve and foolish. I thought that was what he preached. Now, nothing made sense. Continue reading “Resurrection Stories – Part 2”