Christians think differently. Have you noticed? A part of what it means to live in the world is that you and I may make decisions that could seem strange to those who don’t follow Christ. You see, the perspective that the scriptures offer about the world and what it means to be human is very…

In my last post, we looked at two aspects of the deacon’s call: servanthood and surrender. Both are a vital, biblical picture of the people God calls to this sacred office. But wait, there’s more. A Call of Surprise Servanthood and surrender both describe the call of the Old Testament prophet, Jeremiah. And so does…

There’s an organization I like quite a lot called Youth With A Mission, or YWAM. They have a special phrase: “coming in the opposite spirit.” Here’s what they mean by that: In the face of a culture that, now more than ever, is absolutely fascinated with material accumulation, the exaltation of personal power, and the…

Think bigger. Those are the words that surprised me when I spoke them to a group of youth. I was talking about how God can actually change our lives through prayer and use us to have an impact on other people. I meant for them to think bigger about themselves as well as the way…