A few months back, a friend led me through a prayer ritual designed for releasing burdens. She invited me to write down the responsibilities and roles that I inhabit in life and then to physically carry them to a place of surrender. As I walked...
Liberating Service
“He came to serve, not be served” (Matthew 20:28, in The Message) It would not be an exaggeration to say that this sentence is changing my life. I make my living preaching and teaching the Bible. It is my passion. I love exploring its mysteries and...
The Weight of Love
There is probably no teaching of Jesus more universally beloved than this little gem: “Come to me, all you who are struggling hard and carrying heavy loads, and I will give you rest. Put on my yoke, and learn from me. I’m gentle and humble. And...
God’s Risk Profile
There’s a story Jesus tells about a man who goes on an extended journey and leaves a sum of money for each of three servants to tend in his absence. Two of the servants double the investment. The third sticks the money in a hole—the ancient...
