What's the first question you ask when someone you love calls to tell you they've been in an accident?  Before inquiring about the damage to the car, you ask if THEY are OK.  Cars are replaceable.  People aren't.  People are made in the image of God. ...

Trying to move from one space to another means keeping our head on a swivel.  We need input from several directions at once.  We need a clear picture of what is happening in front of, to the side of, and behind us.  Each day we have a lot of input...

How quickly can we merge?  Merging isn't completely up to us.  We have to cooperate with those already on the road, and they have to cooperate with us.  We need to have realistic expectations about what is within our control, and what is beyond it.  As...

Merging isn’t about going as fast as we can.  Instead, we gauge our speed vs. the oncoming traffic and adjust accordingly.  We may need to speed up or slow down depending on how things unfold.  Life isn’t meant to always be lived full-throttle, and...

When we merge we need to be clear about what we are trying to accomplish.  We aren’t just trying to get to the end of the on-ramp.  We’re trying  to get on the road.  Similarly, we need to remember that our ultimate purpose isn’t the activity in front...

Is it more important to be kind?  Or right?  Are we to be known as people who stand on the truth?  Or as people who show great love?

Is faith a personal or corporate thing?  Is it about MY relationship with God? Or OUR relationship with God? Am I a believer? Or part of a body of believers?

Who does the heavy lifting in our spiritual lives?  Is it mostly God with a little help from us? Or vice-versa?  Do we need more diligence and effort?  Or more trust and waiting?

How should God’s mercy shape our lives?  Will grace lead us to live freely with bold abandon?  Or intentionally with disciplined focus?

Is God always in control?  Or does God expect us to exercise freewill?  Does God always do what He wants?  Or as people made in His image, do our desires matter?