What About When Life Overwhelms You?
[To listen to a reading of this article, click here.] I hate leaving for trips, but I also—sometimes—hate returning. There is so much to do. There are …
Beliefs of the heart
Who Needs A Life of Purpose?
[To listen to a reading of this article, click here.] Ten years ago, I was on a plane heading for New York to give a presentation. The man next to me …
Where Is The Battlefield in Spiritual Warfare?
I love having a new laptop but I hate getting a new laptop. It takes me a couple days to transfer my old data, reinstall the applications, and setup …
How Do We Face The Struggles Of Life?
Today didn’t go as planned. Not even close. Our dog Puzzle didn’t eat a bite on Sunday. I woke up today (Monday) to find two large pools of diarrhea …
Where Personality Tests and Character Collide
Years ago I had two friends with almost opposite personalities and with almost identical approaches to life. John (not his real name) was direct, and …
The Spiritual Quagmire of Self-Esteem
The Times of London once asked leading British intellectuals to write an essay answering this question, “What is wrong with the world?” G. K. …
Does Our Moral Teaching Create Selfishness?
When I was nine or ten years of age, I hit my sister. (I’m sure she deserved it). My parents were not happy. They sat me on the sofa. They told me …
Leaders: Let’s Not Believe Our Own Press Clippings
Years ago my brother Andy told me how he met the Lord. His ninth grade locker partner Kevin was the school drug dealer. Then Kevin had a bad trip on …
Is Modern Worship Sort of Like A Cocaine Rush?
I once met with a man—let’s call him Adam—who described himself as a, “recovering charismatic.” His mother fanatically—maybe frenetically—flitted from …
My Journey into Learning How God Gives Direction
I used to be a partner and employee of a successful software company. Eight years ago I heard God tell me to leave it. But he didn’t tell me where to …
Today I Heard God Tell Me, “You Dah Man”
Years ago I worked with a man who had an insatiable desire to impress. When he gave presentations, he never used a one-syllable word when a …
I Think Hidden Beliefs Are Crippling Most Believers
Consider with me how the Garden of Eden was lost. The serpent said, “God knows that when you eat [the forbidden fruit] …, you will be like God” (Gen. …