Grace Tribe - we can know who we are and still struggle at times with who others think we are, can’t we? Once someone has an idea about you - right or wrong - they will judge everything from you in the light of that assumption. Everything will reinforce what they...
The world is crappy. There, I said it. It’s okay. We all know it. The glass-half-empty people will be happy to hear me say it (ironic that they’re happy about anything, right?). The hopelessly optimistic people (again, ironic) pretend that thinking things are better...
My sweet wife reminded me recently about a contractor coming over to our house that morning. We didn't know exactly what time, but we knew it was anytime between seven and noon! I went bounding up the stairs, threw on clothes to work outside, and then proceeded to...
In Philippians 4:8 Paul says “Finally, brothers, whatever is true…Think on such things.” What does it mean to think on whatever is true? The Greek word “alethes” is “a-” (meaning “not”) plus “lanthanos” (meaning “hidden”). So, that which is true is literally what is...
I shared recently that God’s blessing for our good behavior was “fake news” and that His blessing for Christ’s merit on our behalf was truly “Good News!" Some people really don’t like that, because they have believed the lie that their "doing well" causes God’s...