You can’t make Jesus Lord.

You can’t make Jesus Lord.

Here’s a radical thought: It’s not possible to make Jesus Lord. Oh, people have tried. The 5,000 people he fed in the desert wanted to make him Lord, or King, but he wouldn’t have it: “Jesus, knowing that they intended to come and make him King...

Always yes.

I totally blew it. Well, that’s not totally true. I was doing well, up to a point, and then I blew it. Driving home from work the other day, I was praying for Shauna and reflecting on what had been a particularly tough day for her. I decided to stop in at...
All of me ain’t much.

All of me ain’t much.

I’m trying, I really am. I got up a little early, propped myself up in a corner, and tried to spend some quality time with God. The problem is, my brain is slush. I’m beyond tired. My mind is channel-surfing. My body longs to sleep. All I have for God this...

Friday video: Bath time

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51eStupEiJg&w=480&h=390]   After bathing Hero this past week… or rather, watching Shauna bathe Hero this past week, I couldn’t help but ponder my own resistance to God and his cleansing work. Far too...