So, you want more meat?  You say you’re ready to move on from milk to serious food.  What is the meat you’re craving? When Paul writes about meat, what is he proposing? What will it mean for us to move on from the childishness of a life centered in milk to the adult, mature life […]

In 1 Corinthians 3, Paul suggests that Christians are supposed to be moving from “milk” to “meat.” What is the “milk” to which Paul makes reference? If someone is seeking sermons with “more meat,” or complaining that a church is “too milky,” do they really know what they’re seeking, or have we confused these terms?

A power play kicked off the sin problem. It remains at the center of the sin problem, and it draws us in. It has an appeal. It recruits. It masquerades behind other traits, beliefs, behaviors. Do I struggle with power plays? How do they show up in my life? Do I see them for what […]

When we think about being generous with meeting some need, do we consider being more than adequate–maybe even extravagant? How does God’s extravagant generosity with us affect our spirit of generosity toward others?

The disciples fought over who would be greatest in the kingdom. Jesus presented a radical view of leadership as serving others. However, the greatest impact of his words were in in his actions behind them. A life of service is more caught than taught.

Stingy planters get stingy crops while lavish planters get lavish crops. Part of follow through is to take plenty of time to think over and make up your own mind about what you will give.  Make sure it is a gift about which you can remain cheerful.  When we are generous and follow through with […]

At least in expression, what it means for one person to be generous might be stingy for another. Are there any principles, rules, or guidelines for how to practice generosity? We aren’t called to practice generosity with what we don’t have, but only what we do, and there are other obligations of life that generosity […]

Sometimes we imagine that only the wealthy can be generous. However, Scripture reveals people who were “incredibly happy, though desperately poor,” who simultaneously begged for the opportunity to give. There is a foundational, core, heart of genuine generosity. Generosity is God’s work into which he invites us.

After the adoring shepherds left and the wealthy kings rode off, a crazed king murdered infants and toddlers in a wild hunt for Jesus. Jesus was born in poverty and lived as a refugee. After the decorations are taken down and the last carol has been sung, we still live in a world of injustice […]

Our world is full of unrest and war. Whether it is the outward battles of power, money or religion, or the internal battles of fear, shame, and self-doubt, peace is not easily found. Regardless of the unrest we experience, Jesus is the true Prince of Peace, and he is able to bring comfort and rest […]