“Why do you call me, ‘Good’?” The question must have shocked the young man. He had come to Jesus to learn how to refine his own “goodness,” his own “holiness.” No doubt this ruler identified himself as a “good” man. I mean, ever since birth he had strove and worked to keep the sacred commands passed down from Moses. When others were having fun and partying, he had resisted. It is not like he didn’t have opportunities. Being rich, young,Read more
Month: March 2016
The Saddest Sight
I see it every day, here in Honduras and in the United States; one of the saddest sights known to man: the joyless Christian. Sometimes they are hard to spot since they look and act like most people. They wear a determined look, except perhaps on Sunday, and they gallop more than walk, determined to let nothing stand in the way of their next appointment. What makes these men and women so sad? What if there was another way.Read more
A Debit Card Faith
They had been at sea for 34 days. The constant southern sun beat against the crew as the endless ocean stretched out before them. “Three more days and no more,” that had been the decree of the crew, their bodies and eyes weathered by disappointment and false hope. Now it had reached critical mass. Either find land or turn back. Here in the darkness of uncertainty, despair, and unfulfilled hopes the Admiral reach back to gather strength from a history of faithfulness.Read more
The Joy of the Cross
The other day, as Jessica and I sat in the clinic with IV’s in our arms, I was reflecting on the Christian life. It easy to be joyful in the air-conditioned cockpit of a Honda, but what does the true joy of a Christian look like?Read more
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