The 2 Greatest

Are you "in?"  You say "in what?"  Good question!  Let's talk about the best "in" of all!

What act of love would you attempt today if you believed you had the freedom to fail?

We speak thousands of words every day.  Only a few are significant and life transforming.  Jesus spoke one word every day and it formed His life.  It can form ours too.

Sometimes a little inside information can change how we see the world and interact with others.  Never should have be more true than with followers of Jesus.

Does the ancient story of the tower of Babel have anything to teach us about our own tower building today?

We've all said and been asked the question: "Do I know you?"  But what do we mean by "know?"  And what does the Bible mean by "know?"  I'd like to know, ya know?

The world is changing and so if the view of the church?  In a hostile world, does the church have a future?

It's easy to put "faith" in the intellectual not actual box.  It's something we think in our hearts, but has little to do with how we live day to day.  There's a book in the Bible that won't let us get away with that stinkin' thinkin'.

We don't have to GUESS what God is saying, we know, because He speaks.  The question is, are we listening and will we respond?

We've ALL thought the world has gone crazy at times, maybe even in THIS time.  BUT we aren't the first to think that.  So let's let an old holy man teach us a thing or two about what to do when that feeling wells up inside us.

What do you do when your critics are croaking at your and their noise drowns out all others?

Ohhh how we LOVE Jesus as Savior...but what about Jesus as LORD?  I think most Christians just settle for Jesus being "house help."

Have you ever been happy in life, content, at peace--UNTIL you saw what someone else has?  We've all been there, done that, and bought the T-shirt.  What if, instead, we learned to be happy with one scoop?

ONE stupid decision can change the course of your life, your family, even the world.  But God is in the life redeeming business for the times when we lost it all in a moment.

Our last words reveal what's most important to us.  They don't create our priorities, they show them.  And they come from the life we're already lived.  Based on your life today, what would your last words reveal?

Be honest, we all have moment where we want to quit, throw in the towel as it were.  Life is just too hard.  The opposition too overwhelming.  The message of the Gospel is KEEP GOING!

Most of us need a little alone time now and then.  And with most relationships we can manage to get it.  But there's one where that's just not possible.  Are you okay with that?

We usually think of love ADDING something good to our lives.  But the Bible is clear, love also throws something out!

Jesus didn't teach with 3 points and an illustration.  He used pictures and stories.  And none more important than his description of the Kingdom we are living in.

Reading someone else's mail sounds rude, inappropriate, and yet rightly understood, Christians do it all the time!

God bless the broken road that led us all straight to Him.  You may choose to give up on God.  He will NEVER give up on you!

Sometimes it's the tiny details in the text that carry the most powerful meaning.  Like the time God let it rip!

We Christians know how to "do happy" or at least pretend we are.  But what about the pain, trouble, hurt, confusion, doubting, and more that we also feel.  It's time the church learned to lament.  Today, I'll tell you how!

Whole libraries are filled with books trying to describe and understand God.  What of ALL the descriptors, which one matters most and what does that have to do with the way we live?

When you see another person you're looking at a beautiful complexity.  They are more than the actions and attitudes you see at that moment.  They also have a long invisible bag they drag behind.

Unfortunately in our world today respect has almost become extinct.  That should not be the way of the people of God.  In fact, showing and giving respect and be a powerful and even shocking way to love.

A lot of people are emotionally exhausted, not because of their own burdens, but because they try to carry the burdens of others.  Is that you?  Today, three questions that will help.

A chain reaction happens when one thing leads to the next to the next and so on.  But what is a SPIRITUAL chain reaction and how can we be a part of THAT?

It's so easy to feel overwhelmed by the needs of the world that are constantly coming at us.  What am I supposed to do about all that?  Well, there's good news, not guilt for you today.  Listen in!

People who think themselves indispensable, but here's the cold hard truth.  The graveyard is filled with indispensable people. 

Have you ever considered how often big things happen around food?  How can food be a tool of love?  Let's talk!

Words fail when we try to describe ALL that the Lord is to us.  BUT today I'll give you a pretty good list.

Have you ever had someone give you their word, break their word and then minimize it?  Let's start looking at giving our word as a form of love.

Blame, Deny, Deflect, Defend...that's the way of the world, but it's not the way of Jesus. The way of Jesus is to...OWN IT!

When you think of POWER...under control there are lots of good examples.  My most resent one involved kissing a stingray.

What does it mean when the Bible says God's Word is "living and active?"  In what way is it alive?

People measure their own value in different ways:  money, possessions, education, abilities.  How does GOD measure your worth?

We are all rightfully self conscious of our nakedness.  But there was a time in human history where that wasn't so.  What happened?  What changed?  And how should we now live?

Have you ever been to the Panama Canal?  If so, how would you describe it?  It depends on what you're using to compare it.  On that one hand, it's magnificent, on the other it's...puny!

There's a difference between being KIND and being NICE.  Nice is about people pleasing, kind is about grace AND truth.

What is a fool?  Are you one?  What does the Bible say about fools?

Have you ever been let down, of course you have.  And you've let others down too.  In a world that is changing, scary, with people not able to keep their promises--what is it, or WHO is it that we can COUNT ON?

Yes and yes and yes--we love those words coming to us.  But a little no is like a slap in the face because we think we know best.  What would it take for you to come to the place where you could thank God for His no?

Friendships are hard and when you move, breaking into existing friendships is even harder.  Yet, inviting in is what God does best!

Usually when we think of generosity we think in terms of MONEY or THINGS.  But what if the concept of generosity was SO MUCH BIGGER and WAY MORE EXPANSIVE and INCLUSIVE than that?

Our lips are too fast and loose with words.  We take GREAT words and we too often use them for ordinary things.  And when we do that, the greatness of those words loses some of its shine.

When people ask us if we need a reminder, it may sound offensive, as if we forget...well we do!  When it comes to the things of God, do you need a reminder?

We often don't notice the blessing of life until they are either gone or very hard to get.  What if we had to PAY for air?

We know we can be good, at least sometimes.  And we know we can be mad, too many times.  But can we be both GOOD AND MAD at THE SAME TIME?  Let's dive deeper.

Sometimes in a world where everyone is only out for themselves, we can find an example of a person or company who treats others with dignity.  One such example was on those Dam Ships!