In a scene from the television show, Animal Planet, a compelling image shows a herd of gazelles grazing in the middle of a meadow.  The golden grass is two, maybe three-feet high.  The sky is heavy and gray, with hot clouds hanging like old sheets.  The graceful gazelles with their ringed horns, that curve backward […]

Humility is measured by how we handle losses. Humble people avoid excuses and finger pointing. They accept that even a valiant effort may fail. Humility is also measured by how we handle victory—or potential victory.  Humble men and women realize God is the source of victory. Instead of gloating, or crushing an opponent, they treat them […]

As God has forgiven you, so must you forgive others. “But I can’t,” you might say. “You don’t understand what they did to me.” You’re right. I don’t. Ultimately, only your heavenly Father understands because he watched as the Romans tortured and killed his Son.   Sadly, your willingness to forgive doesn’t guarantee the relationship will […]

Here’s the situation: You want to talk with someone about the Lord, but you’re not sure how. For years I shared Christ in the same way while adapting the illustrations. And then I discovered three spiritual barriers that prevent people from engaging with God. Understanding them enabled me to listen better and engage smarter. Without […]

Saturday, my wife Cindy and I will celebrate 50 years of marriage. Prior to our wedding we dated a year-and-a-half. On our second date, a day after our first date, a day after we first met–although she says we met a year earlier at Arrowhead Springs in California–I told her I thought she was the […]