Short Reads
What’s the Main Attraction?
Unchurched people aren’t all that interested in slick performance and jolly socializing; they already know where to find those horizontal things. What they yearn for is something upward….… Read more »
read moreWhatever Happened to Group Prayer?
I’m talking about the entire congregation “going vertical,” disregarding their neighbors to the left and right in order to lift up their hearts and minds simultaneously to the Lord above….… Read more »
read moreWhatever Happened to Kneeling?
When I get down on my knees to pray, the quality of my interaction with God is somehow changed….… Read more »
read moreWhen Leaders Stumble
Yes, God can forgive major blunders—but it takes a process….… Read more »
read moreWhy Ask Why?
We act surprised in the face of evil only if we’ve been fantasizing that the world is a pleasant, decent place….… Read more »
read moreWhy Didn’t Jesus Fight Back?
When the Son of God showed up on this planet and began ministering, he triggered mass confusion. He challenged everything from Sabbath protocol to temple fund raising….… Read more »
read moreWhy Does a Church Need Spiritual Gifts?
God’s plan for the church, as explained by the apostles, is that our various needs be met by a variety of input….… Read more »
read moreYou Decide
Wondering how to handle face-offs and show-downs with your child? Here’s a wiser approach.… Read more »
read moreA Four-Letter Word Called BUSY
What’s the busiest month of the year? Obviously, December, with all the shopping, partying, concertgoing, and traveling.
What’s the second busiest month of the year? I nominate May. School projects and finals, then graduations, spring sports for kids (baseball/softball/T-ball), recitals … Read more »
read moreA Husband’s Prayer
Zipping out of our bedroom the other day, I glanced again at a framed poem on the wall. I wrote it years ago on an American Airlines flight from Dallas back to New York, and two Christian magazines picked it … Read more »
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