Upside Down Christmas
Upside Down Expectations Jesus turned everything upside down. That’s what Jesus did when he made the move from heaven to earth. He turned everything upside down. Everything people thought would happen,…
Living Out Patient Hope
Impatient People Alan Kreider, a seminary professor and early church scholar, once wrote this: “Patience helps people live in their pressure-filled situation.” – Alan Kreider I don’t know about you,…
Living Out Humility Before God
Living in Two Worlds I love this picture of my son Will. We were on our way to Mexico on a mission trip, and when we got to the border,…
Living Out Life Giving Words
Only the Dose There was a man named Paracelsus who was a Swiss physician, alchemist, and early figure in toxicology who lived from 1493 to 1541. He came up with…
Living Out Mercy
Have you ever been on the receiving end of mercy? My uncle, Wayne Culverhouse, was not a preacher. But he knew something about mercy. The funny thing is, from time…
Living the Gospel
The Proof Is In The Pudding Can you say you really believe the Gospel is you’re not living out the Gospel? When I was growing up, I loved it when…
What Do You Want Me To Do For You?
One Wish In November of 1992, Disney released a movie that quickly became the highest-grossing film worldwide that year. In the 90s, Disney released several movies that still, some 20-30…
It’s Ok to Not be Ok
Under Attack I was thinking the other day about how many people in our world are suffering. So I did a little looking and here’s what I found. You might…
The Power of Crying Out
Another Kind of Prayer Sometimes we pray quietly, even silently, with our eyes closed in sincere and reverent prayer.Sometimes we pray the prayers we always pray before meal time and…
An Invitation to Pray
Who taught you to pray? Do you remember the kinds of things you prayed for when you were a kid? I found some great prayers the other day. Johnny prayed,…