Be okay with not being at the finish line, but don’t stop running toward it. Don’t beat yourself up for not being perfect, but don’t accept the lie that you can’t or shouldn’t be better either.
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You can’t love God without loving your neighbor
Something that sets Christianity apart, especially in the historical context where it emerged, is its insistence that our relationship with God is not just acted out by religious ritual, but that it’s actually acted out by how we live in relation to the people around us. The inadequacy of ritual sacrifice as a proof forContinue reading “You can’t love God without loving your neighbor”
Self-Control
Last week, I had the opportunity to work at a church camp for high schoolers. One of my close friends is the youth pastor of one of the youth groups that was present, and on the last night of camp he asked me to come to the cabin with his boys and hang out. ItContinue reading “Self-Control”
A Choice: Making the world more like Heaven
Have you ever been having a really bad day – maybe work is stressing you out or you just lost a loved one or perhaps you just forgot to grab your cup of coffee on the way out the door – and then somebody seems to go out of their way to make it evenContinue reading “A Choice: Making the world more like Heaven”
Love Your Enemies
I’m going to be honest for a moment and disclose a little secret about myself: I have a tendency to allow myself to be drawn into debates, especially on social media. Okay, if you know me well, maybe this isn’t much of a secret. When I see somebody say something that I fundamentally disagree with,Continue reading “Love Your Enemies”
A Starbucks Conversation: Good News, Or Not?
The other day, as I sat at Starbucks, a guy across from me saw a girl in line that he worked with. They began talking, as people do, and pretty soon I started hearing some scripture being referenced. Starbucks is like the Christian bar, so that didn’t really surprise me and I didn’t really tuneContinue reading “A Starbucks Conversation: Good News, Or Not?”
Am I Good Enough?
Have you ever looked at yourself and thought, “I should be better than this”? I have. And, to be honest, I’m often right. We know ourselves really well. We know where we fall short. We know when we are too busy to do the things that really matter, but then we look back at theContinue reading “Am I Good Enough?”
Goodness, Wisdom, and Love
Did you know that every color we see finds its source in the same place? Each individual color is a result of white light — the light we get from the sun, which contains the entire light spectrum — hitting an object and some specific wavelength of the light spectrum bouncing off. Every different colorContinue reading “Goodness, Wisdom, and Love”
Should I Be Perfect?
If you identify as a Christian, you have probably heard at some point or other that you should model your life after Jesus. Whether you heard it in some kind of sermon, whether you heard the always-lovely “you may be the only Jesus somebody ever gets to see!” quip, or maybe you’ve just seen yourContinue reading “Should I Be Perfect?”
Heaven On Earth
I usually try to have a really articulate thought put together before posting, but I’m honestly not quite there with this thought yet. However, it’s been something on my mind for a while and I just want to get it out there. Hopefully some of you track along with me. I first had a conversationContinue reading “Heaven On Earth”
The Endeavor 