I was invited to share a devotional during the President’s Briefing at Pepperdine University just before the fall semester began. Here are a few clips from that talk, which still ring true today in our culture of frenetic busyness.
Friends, we are living in a truly remarkable time. Never before has the future been so uncertain. And what better time to be dwelling in the book of Acts. May we find ourselves in these stories as together we figure out how to move forward.
We live in stressful times. In January 2017, the American Psychological Association reported that Americans were feeling more stress in January than 6 months prior, and it’s no surprise that the majority of the stress was due to the political climate, the future of our nation, and the outcome of the presidential election. This was the biggest…
She grabbed the communion goblet with both hands, wrestling it awkwardly out of the officiant’s hands, and took a big gulp. Her teenage daughter followed suit. This happened recently as some friends and I had gathered for a church service before a preaching conference. After we had lots of laughs over their “mistake” of not…
Lately I’ve been dreaming. I’ve been creating and wondering and listening and planning. And I’ve been rumbling with fear. Here are some truths I’ve been speaking to my fear that perhaps your fear needs to hear too.
One time, Jesus was out on a boat with his friends and a huge storm moved in. I’m talking The Perfect Storm kind of storm – remember that movie? It gives me anxiety just thinking about those ginormous waves. ** The thing about water is: we can’t live without it. It brings life and healing…
