Life Without Lack: Dallas Willard’s Psalm 23 Prayer We can live in the fullness of life in the presence of the risen Christ today — that’s the invitation of the Shepherd Psalm. But… Continue Reading
Life Without Lack: A Prayer by Dallas Willard You can experience life without lack right now. Remember Christ is here with you. That’s what I told myself a few minutes ago when I… Continue Reading
God Loves Like a Hurricane? Kristi and I have been praying for people who were impacted by the hurricanes. In church this week we sang: “He loves like a hurricane.… Continue Reading
Finding Yourself in Narnia One night as C. S. Lewis slept, a lion bounded into his dream. He wasn’t scared as much as he was blessed. Later, he named… Continue Reading
With Jesus You are Unforsaken! The spiritual program that has most impacted my life may surprise you. It’s the Stations of the Cross. Over the years I’ve gathered Gospel meditations… Continue Reading
On the Outside Trying to Get Into Christmas It’s an isolating feeling to be on the outside looking in. We’ve all felt it. Some of us especially feel this way at Christmastime. We… Continue Reading
Giving Thanks in Trials Our Prince of Peace told us to expect troubles and to “take heart” from him and how he dealt with them (Matthew 9:22; Mark 6:50;… Continue Reading
A Fresh Hearing of Jesus “The Sermon on the Mount is a collection of Jesus’ sayings,” my seminary professor said. “Matthew has arranged some pithy words of Jesus and put… Continue Reading
Jesus’ Blessing For You! Most Christians miss Jesus’ blessing in his beatitudes. I did for many years, even as a pastor and psychotherapist. When Jesus says, “Blessed are the… Continue Reading
My Celiac Disease and How I Deal With It It’s early Saturday morning and I’m running in the grass behind my house. It’s quiet. The blue sky is brightening and flowing over me like… Continue Reading