Writing devotionals for As 1 has been an incredibly humbling experience. I’ve written the thirteen (fourteen including this one) devotionals not to try and think of ways to positively impact the people who read it (though of course that would be a great effect!), but to reflect on the things I’ve struggled with spiritually over […]

Many people still think Christianity is about being good and doing good. One evidence of that is Christians are often “concerned” about those who are living immorally. But they are almost never concerned about those who are living good and wholesome lives. Why? Because of the assumption that Christianity is mainly about being good and […]

Good morning everyone, James 1:19-20-Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; 20 for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness that God requires. I know I’ve said before that one of the hardest things to overcome as a Christian is impatience. It […]

The essence of sin is self-centeredness. I know you’ve heard me say that before, but time after time, I find myself being surprised at how deeply rooted that self-centeredness really is in my soul. I’m convinced I will never come to the bottom of it in this life… Last week, at a church planter’s conference, […]

I’ve been away at a church planter’s conference at Cannon Beach this week. The weather was really sucky right up until we we had to leave…. Oh, well at least when my family goes there this summer, it will be nice… Hopefully! There, I met an Ethiopian pastor. And during break, we walked down to […]

I want to make you happy. It will only take 5 minutes, really! Just follow this instruction: Meditate for the next 3 minutes on God’s holiness. To do that, read this and think deeply: “In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted, and the train […]

Have you ever thought about what it would be like to follow a king you love and respect into a fierce battle? I’m thinking of a scene from the Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, when Aragorn leads the charge into Mordor to give Frodo and Sam a chance to destroy the […]