Hold up there. Stay put. Wait. In our culture we don’t like doing those kind of things, and some of us have an exceptionally difficult time with that stuff. But it’s what Jesus says to do in Luke 24:49.  It’s  part of a particularly great promise. It’s about waiting for God to give us a…

The church’s riding mower stopped running.  I was no longer cutting grass. I’m not the most mechanical person you’ll ever meet, but even I knew something was wrong. After an exhaustive diagnosis — which means I walked around the mower, then raised the hood and stared at the engine while shaking my head, and finally…

Marshall Young went to the same Christian college I did.  He has a degree in one of their newer majors that helped him win a Dove Award for egineering an album by the group Canton Junction. Marshall gave his golden trophy to the school.  He said, “I figure it’d be much more useful for inspiring the…

“Living what you’re selling” is one of the keys to a highly successful St. Louis company, says its founder.  It’ s also significant for Christians: we use the phrase “walk your talk” to emphasize the importance of consistency  between our verbal witness and those actions that speak louder than our words. “Loving what you’re selling”…

Yesterday we thought together about what rising St. Louis CEO Jim Eberlin stresses: “Livng what you’re selling.” Change the vowel in that first word from an “i” to an “o” and maybe we’ve just tripped over another reason why so many people have a hard time telling about their Christian faith…not quite living it, and not…

“Living what you’re selling,” says Jim Eberlin, is the key for a successful business like his. As reported in various business media this week, Eberlin’s St. Louis software firm TopOpps is rapidly collecting both clients and awards. And his quote I cited is a good reminder for people wanting to share their Christian faith: “Living what…

“Real and eternal life”  is what it’s all about. That’s what Christ says he wants to give us, according to The Message version of John 10:10. “Eternal.”  Like a middle school student to me at church camp, “Eternity is a really, really long time, Joe.” And like a seminary professor who’s a hero of mine said, “God’s idea…

Christ’s goal is to give us “real and eternal life,”  says The Message version of John 10:10. Savor that with me: “real and eternal life.” “Real.”  Time to stop pretending. Right now, what’s stopping you and me from living in Christ’s reality? What can you and I change today so that we can relish the experience of “real…

Cathy Oberneufemann, a real life friend and an online prayer team partner, gave me permission to share this with you — Pray for your mayor, your police force, your firefighters, your community leaders and influencers, your churches & pastors – in both your community and those in Ferguson. Pray that they would work together if…

His whole thing was to give us real and eternal life, more and better life than we ever dreamed of. That’s what Christ Jesus says in The Message version of John 10:10. Savor that with me: “real and eternal life, more and better life than we ever dreamed of.” Whoa. What’s stopping you and me from enjoying that gift…