13 Oct “Lust: I want it now!” 10 12 25 Message
What is lust? What does Jesus say we should do about it? https://youtu.be/1fcITp9hds8 ...
12 Oct The Masks of Satan, Part II: I Am What I Have
Last week in Fresh Start, I told you about a book my pastoral coach has me reading: Peter Scazzero’s “Emotionally Healthy Spirituality.” In the temptation of Jesus in Luke 4:1-13, Scazzero sees “three false identities or masks that Satan offers each one of us.” They...
06 Oct “Don’t Make Me Angry” SOTM Part IV
What is the common denominator in controlling anger, revenge, and the inability to love our enemies? https://youtu.be/iuWHL4Nh0NU ...
05 Oct The Masks of Satan
Allen, my pastoral coach, (and he’s an awesome coach!) often suggests books for me to read. The most recent one: Peter Scazzero's “Emotionally Healthy Spirituality” has already rocked my world. In the temptation of Jesus in Luke 4:1-13, Scazzero sees “three false identities or masks...
28 Sep The Bully Who Thought He Loved Jesus
When I was growing up, there was a kid my age who came from a devout Baptist family. I once heard an adult observe how good the kids were in that family and how they were faithfully in church. The kid my age often spoke...
21 Sep “Salt and Light” 09 21 25 Message
https://youtu.be/KWOIBNihNUA ...
21 Sep Jesus Didn’t Need a Megaphone
As the Major League Baseball season winds down, controversy is heating up outside T-Mobile Park, the home of the Seattle Mariners. As the “Seattle Times” reports: If you have been to a game at T-Mobile Park, you have heard them. They are omnipresent. They are loud....
15 Sep “Weapons of Strength: The Beatitudes” 09 14 25 Message
The Beatitudes tend to sound like weakness, but they are all about God's strength in us. https://youtu.be/L1sxbfn-dXQ ...
15 Sep Biblical Myth Busted
Recently, I was briefly taken in by a biblical myth that apparently has been around for a few centuries. One of my daily devotionals focused on Psalm 51:8: Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice. Psalm 51 is David’s prayer...
08 Sep “Culture War” 09 07 25 Message
The war for your heart and mind is on! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_IF9sAddjY ...