We’ve all heard the saying that “wounded people wound people” and we’re typically best at identifying this behavior when a wounded person wounds us. It’s not so easy to identify when we’re the wounded doing the wounding. Right after Paul encouraged believers to have the same mind and attitude of Christ (Philippians 2:1-11), he calls […]
Don’t Waste Your Suffering
Some people allow their suffering, pain, hurts, or problems to produce paralysis and throw their life into neutral. Paul gives us a different outlook in Ephesians 3:1-2 where he says he is a prisoner “on behalf of you Gentiles”. He continued, “God’s grace was given to me for you”. Paul realized his suffering was beneficial […]
Sometimes You Get Your Butt Kicked
I love Stallone’s movies like Rocky & Rambo. Both characters have great tenacity; an attitude that says, “You’ll have to kill me to stop me!” Acts 14:19-23 has always been one of my favorite passages; I see this same tenacity & attitude in Paul: Paul gets his butt kicked for doing ministry: he’s stoned & […]
The Chip
Just a few random thoughts from “the Chip” 1. This one year chip falls out of my wallet from time to time, like it did tonight. It was given to me over a year ago by a man who completed the substance abuse program I used to manage. He gave it to me and said, […]
The Bigger Problem with the Starbucks Red Cup Controversy
Nicki and I were traveling to Nashville on Sunday afternoon when I had to take a quick restroom break. I walked up to the urinal and there it was, the infamous gospel tract. I was just about to post a photo of it on Instagram and tell all the Christians in the world how they’re […]