The Good that Opposes the Best

The Good that Opposes the Best

In business, we often say that good is the enemy of great (and quickly fix that with books like Good to Great by Jim Collins). But have you ever thought about the good that opposes the best when it comes to our spiritual life? Philippians 4:8 tells us Finally,...

Pruning

I have a beautiful plant that a friend gave me a couple years ago.  It started out as only two branches, and while one branch thrived, the other became weak and small.  When I asked my mom how to treat the sick branch, she informed me that I must cut the longer branch...
Boast

Boast

May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world” – Gal 6:14 Has God ever sent you a friendly reminder by leading you to a certain verse in the bible?  Maybe even a helpful suggestion...

How does God look?

How does God look in your life? On the way to church yesterday morning, Britton asked if God was ever a lizard. I don’t think it was a deep theological question as much as it was a little boy trying to fit Jesus into an imagine he was looking at in his book....