All in!
All in! That moment when you slide all of your chips into the middle of the table. All or nothing; do or die; go-big-or-go-home. All in. It's just that 2020…
The Alpha and Omega
This is the last in a series of ten letters written to our local church, unbundling what we understand our future to be in the Lord. It's vision, if you…
My story, generically told
Life happens, and it's happened enough to have messed me up a bit. Fortunately, I met Jesus. It was not finding faith or getting religion. I met Jesus. I knew…
Our Braveheart
Who can forget Mel Gibson's epic performance in Braveheart? The 1995 blockbuster tells the tale of legendary thirteenth century Scottish hero William Wallace, who rallied the Scottish against the English monarch…
The Gospel attracts
"Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear Him." (Luke 15:1) Jesus is attractive! And Jesus is the Gospel, remember. He is God’s message. In this…
The Gospel informs
The first thing that the Gospel does is inform. It tells people who Jesus is, what He did, and why He did it. It conveys the facts. "How then will they…
The power of the Gospel
The Gospel is the power of God for salvation! "I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to…
Preach the New Covenant
"Preach the New Covenant", said Jesus. This one-liner reverberated through my being with absolute authority and audible-voice clarity, answering what had been the cry of my heart for many months.…
Good News
The Gospel is news. It’s news about Jesus - about who He is, what He did, and why He did it. His story goes right back to before the beginning, when…
Loving Jesus well
Jesus loved us well. He laid down His life for us. In His death we find our redemption and our true value; no one pays that high a price for…