I’m Being Shaped

I’m Being Shaped

Have you ever heard the saying “we are shaped by our experiences?” The inference is that “who we are” is a result of “what happens to us” in our lives. Although there is truth in that saying, I prefer to look at it a different way. I don’t think it is just coincidence...
THE END

THE END

When Jesus heard that his friend Lazarus was sick he delayed going to him, and said to his disciples, “This sickness will not end in death….” If you know the story, however, you remember that Lazarus did actually die from his sickness and Jesus had to go and raise him...
Shake it Off!

Shake it Off!

One Sunday morning I was sitting on the front row at church, waiting for the service to start, when I looked down on the floor and saw several scattered piles of dirt and grass clippings. Someone had unwittingly tracked the debris into the church with their shoes. I...
“If It Is Possible”

“If It Is Possible”

Matthew 26:39 (NLT) He [Jesus] went on a little farther and bowed with his face to the ground, praying, “My Father! IF IT IS POSSIBLE, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.” We often say that nothing is IMPOSSIBLE...
Who We Are… Who We’re Supposed to Be

Who We Are… Who We’re Supposed to Be

I was on vacation at the beach and was building a sand sculpture of an elephant. I thought it was coming along nicely, but a woman came up and told me that the tusks of the elephant were wrong. At first I was offended by her comment, but then I humbly asked, “What...