Sublime

People who have, in a sense, asked Him to join them on their life journey, to follow them wherever they feel they should go, rather than following Him as we are commanded.

If we don’t stare at God, we’ll spend our time staring at lesser things. Namely, ourselves.

I’m currently trying to help some married folks write the book Revolution . . . with Kids. Meanwhile, the Christian Community Development Association is a great resource for folks trying to live radically with a family (www.ccda.org). Otherwise we will just end up surrounded by people who look like us, think like us, and respond to the gospel in

LUKEWARM PEOPLE give money to charity and to the church … as long as it doesn’t impinge on their standard of living. If they have a little extra and it is easy and safe to give, they do so. After all, God loves a cheerful giver, right? “King David replied to Araunah, ‘No, I insist on paying the full price. I will not take for the Lord what is

the Universe delivered to you could certainly qualify as the stupidest thing you could do in your lifetime. So what’s the command? Make disciples. Our lives should revolve around these two words. Whether as individuals or as couples, our mission is to make as many disciples as we can during our time on earth. This takes priority over everything

It’s crazy that we think today is just a normal day to do whatever we want with. To those of us who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money,” James writes, “Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and

The church doesn’t have to remain a group of needy people complaining that they haven’t been fed well enough. It really can become a group of servants who thrive in serving.