Collapsing the Distance

It happens in friendships. Years are spent together building closeness and unity, then life happens. Distance is created. Situations change. People move. Friendships grow apart. However, the transformational thing is that regardless of how much distance is formed, we...

“Is there a REAL Jesus?”

Lent Morning Meditation “Everyone just needs to believe in the real Jesus.” Have you ever heard that before? So what does that mean, the “real” Jesus? Who’s definition of Real are we using? Nine out of ten Americans (not Christians, Americans) believe in the...

Jesus In Jail! Who Did It?

Lent Morning Meditation When we have relationships with people, they offer us different perspectives at different times in our journey with them. During times of joy, they are voices of congratulations and “atta-girls” and “atta-boys.” When we encounter obstacles,...

Continual Unprecedented Times

“Wouldn’t it be great if we could say we were living in some precedented times for a few weeks?’ quote from Twitter “These are unprecedented times . . .” How many times have we heard that over the past two years? There really aren’t...

How are you willing to run to the rescue?

For the past four weeks, we’ve examined “difficult people” in our lives. We are trying to discern how best to navigate those relationships because, frankly, they are inevitable. I hope you found some practical ways to deal with these relationships anchored in the...