COPIED…and resonating with you? — Feeling disconnected from friends and realizing the unspoken grief that follows. Holding onto past connections and navigating the no man’s land of surface-level interactions. It’s a quiet pain, and it’s okay to acknowledge it. — It’s like this is a missing part of the Beatles’ song Eleanor Rigby: “all the…

Daniel McCoy wrote, #8 – God saves us so that we might do good things that bless people. “Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with their own hands, that they may have something to share with those in need.” (Ephesians 4:28) Whereas sinning has predictably depressing…

Daniel McCoy wrote, #7 – God accomplishes his will creatively, with unexpected plot twists. “I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel I preached is not of human origin. I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ. For…

Leonard Sweet posted this very recently —- Over supper last night here in Seoul, my friend James Davis reminded me of a question I’ve heard him ask before that can clear a room faster than a fire alarm: “If your Bible were only as thick as the pages you’ve actually read, how thick would it…

From a Levenger.com ad — Read Write Think Dream Do — not a bad plan…not bad at all…and where in there would you add Pray? Or would it already be seasoning the entire recipe?

#6 – God wants creative churches which function as one body with many parts. “But in fact God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be.” (1 Corinthians 12:18) Churches are mosaics of creatively created people. Wise church leaders will follow the Spirit’s lead in…

#5 – Jesus responded to criticism creatively. “They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him. But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger.” (John 8:6) This verse is taken from the account of a woman caught in adultery and hauled…

Busy equals productive.  Today, are feeling even kinda… …overcommitted? …over-scheduled? …overwhelmed? Let’s get back to this. Meanwhile, get this — “Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion?” Christ Jesus asks you and me. | “Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a…

Daniel McCoy wrote, #4 – God enjoys creative, skillful art. “Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy.” (Psalm 33:3) According to the Psalms, our Creator loves hearing our creativity. How we sing and play matters: skillfully, joyfully, and creatively (“sing a new song”). It’s true that sometimes our songs won’t be joyful (see Psalm…

Daniel McCoy wrote, #3 – God gives people creative abilities. Then the Lord said to Moses, “See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills—to…