I hated Kanye for his pride and foolishness. And while I was shaking my judgmental head like some arrogant Pharisee, I essentially walked around him and snubbed my petty, prideful heart as I looked down at him up there on stage. But, he may as well have been laying on the ground beaten and wounded…the thing is he was – like a man beaten on his way from Jerusalem to Jericho…
Undivided Devotion and the Trouble with Turtles
How a stressed mom and a simple request helped to reset our focus…
Why We Can Still Celebrate America
My prayer today is for each of us to not only connect and speak up for what is right – but to accept the ultimate bridge that was provided for every single one of us – the bridge that crosses the divide between God and man and that bridge is Jesus Christ.
Stop Spiritualizing Masks
The Idolatry of Hope
Hope is either hard to have or it’s hard to shake. We need it. We long for it. We feel it out there…but hope becomes an idol when we treat it as our focus. When the intangible idea out there of something that might happen becomes more important than the reality of what is. Hope becomes an addiction. We need another hit…so much so we abandon reason? We let go of self-control? We sacrifice discernment at the altar of hope?