In Luke 15, Jesus tells the story of a lost sheep, a lost coin, and two lost sons. The stories all have one thing in common: there is great rejoicing when the lost is found. The story about the lost sons is different than the other two stories in one significant way: the lost sons
Luke 15 is an amazing passage of Scripture. The first two verses set the context: Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” In response to the presence of broken sinners and
Do you ever find yourself worrying? Heather and I are reaching milestone birthdays this year. One of us will soon be 62, and the other just turned 65. Neither of us is sure how we got here. It’s like we blinked our eyes and life went by. Of course, that’s not the way it happened,
I don’t have much in the way of claims to fame, but I was chosen to pitch for a Little League All-Star team when I was 11 years old. I wish I could report that my performance was as awesome as this week’s World Series Little Leaguers’, but… My Little League career started in the
As most of the readers of the Weekly know, Heather and I stepped away from traditional pastoral ministry a little over two years ago to focus on a new calling God has placed in our hearts — the discipleship of men. We’ll talk more on that topic in a bit, but first, here’s a quick
Let me start today’s faith conversation by sharing two amazing Scriptures. Both are direct quotes from Jesus: Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, “Go, throw yourself into the sea,” and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them. Therefore
