Ministry has not looked the way I hoped it would.
It has not been a beautiful series of home runs for the Kingdom of God. I can’t count the number of times I’ve dropped the ball, struck out, or thrown my bat in a fit of unsportsmanlike conduct. [And that sums up everything I know about baseball.]
Continue reading “Batter Up”
Three years ago, Matt and I committed to living a life of inconvenience.
In today’s culture, that’s easier said than done…
Don’t want to wait through commercials? Skip them. Had a long day and don’t want to engage with people? Get your food to go. Or, better yet, have it delivered.
It’s easier than ever to avoid lines, avoid conversations, and avoid people altogether.
Which is exactly how God convicted us:
I told you to love your neighbor, not avoid them.
I searched for this image, because it so clearly depicts what is burning in my heart. There are so many people who currently feel like they are—emotionally, physically, spiritually, mentally, figuratively—standing on the edge of a bridge. Everywhere you look, people are going through hard things.
And I just want to implore you:
If you see someone on the edge of the bridge,
GRAB THEM.
Continue reading “Hold On: He is Coming”
“I want to know Jesus, and I want to break my addictions, but Christianity sounds kind of boring. I don’t know if I want to give up everything that makes me happy, and I’m not sure I can make myself read the Bible all the time. I don’t know if I can do this.”
That was my thought process when I heard the altar call:
I don’t know if I can do this.
And, as it turns out, I couldn’t.
But Jesus said:
Just come to Me.
Let your life be marked by love.
Be patient.
Be kind.
Be quick to forgive and quick to listen.
Be slow to speak and slow to anger.
Believe the best.
I know it’s not easy.
I wish I could protect your heart forever. But as you go out into the world, and you choose to love people, I can’t tell you that it won’t hurt. I can’t tell you that you’ll be able to fix everything, or save everyone. I can’t tell you that it will all work out, or that if you mess up, you’ll always be able to mend it. I can’t tell you that your love will be returned.
Continue reading “Love. Even When It Hurts.”
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