Something is off

Something’s off. I can feel it. I just got back from a wonderful lunch with some great people. I feel sorry for them, because I may have been sitting there across the table smiling and chatting, but the real Brad was absent somehow. Almost like I was walking...

Spiritual logjams

I recently found this picture of a logjam attached to a blog about life in Malaysia and it really spoke to me. Here is a portion of what came with the picture: “The Rejang River… is 350 miles long and it also longest river in Malaysia…To these...

Peace that passes all understanding

A few days ago I blogged about the nagging ministry of the Holy Spirit. Most of my readers call that nudging, and I agree—but the nagging I’m talking about is not a positive feeling. It’s the sense that something is off, missing, not right. It’s a...

Does God ever nag?

Does God ever nag? The word has a negative connotation, definitely. “Don’t be a nag,” we chide, and we hope our words shock people out of the rut they’re in. “Me? Really? Is that what I’m doing? Sorry.” Nothing positive is...

The Jesus Life, part III

Oh, that this would be more true of me! MY ACTIONS AND WORK As long as it is day, I must do the work of the Father who sent me.  Night is coming, a time when no one will be able to work. As I work I remember that I can do nothing on my own or by myself.  I’m learning...