Practical Steps To Calm Anxiety and Worry In Uncertain Times
How do you remain calm, continue self-care, and really deal with the stress, anxiety and worry in life, and especially in times like this when…
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Can you be deceived in meditation?
In this video I’m answering a common question/complaint I’ve heard on Facebook and in my own email. If you’re opening yourself up in meditation, can…
When God Uses Only 1 Percent – Gideon’s Story Part 5
Here’s part 5, the last episode of my talk on the story of Gideon. And now we see Gideon calls all the people forward, gathers…
Doubt and Grace – Gideon’s Story Part 4
Here’s part 4 of my talk on the story of Gideon. We are often critical of Gideon because even though he has a major sign…
How Do I Know It Is You God? – Gideon’s Story Part 3
Here’s part 3 of my talk on the story of Gideon. Gideon has some reservations and doubt, so he asks for confirmation. Does this feel…
Go in the Strength You Have, I Am With You – Gideon’s Story, Part 2
Here’s part 2 of my talk on the story of Gideon – where God shows up, tells Gideon to “Go in the Strength You Have”…
Why the context of Gideon’s Story matters to us today – Gideon’s Story Part 1
The story of Gideon in the book of Judges is a story that speaks to me every time I read it these days. Why? It’s…
You can be right, or you can be happy
I was reminded of this phrase while I was teaching the Hearing God course, and thinking about the time that Eli was helping Samuel respond…
Are You Kicking a Goad vs. “Being With”?
My father had Crohn’s disease all his adult life, a gastrointestinal problem that would occasionally hospitalize him. In later years when this would happen I…
Don’t wait until “when”
We are fond of thinking that God lives outside of time. That he exists yesterday, today, and in the future. Which he does. But we…
Healing From Brokenness
On Friday, Jun 29, 2007, our youngest daughter Allie, 6 years old at the time, broke both of her arms on a trampoline. Both arms…
“The most gratifying thing I’ve ever done”
Starting and growing Meditate On Christ has been the single most gratifying thing I’ve ever done in my life apart from having our 3 wonderful…
The Peril of Prosperity, the Fortune of Failure
As a junior high student I was average. Truth is, I found school boring and I placed little trust in it’s authority. I identify with…
20 Great Journaling Questions for You
I used to sit in front of my journal with nothing to write. Blank page. No clue as to how to get started. That was…
Mental Rubbernecking
What is it about passing an accident scene on the highway that compels us to crane our necks around to satisfy our morbid curiosity? I…
Slow is Smooth, Smooth is Fast
About a month ago I read a quote from a navy SEAL that went, “Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.” That’s so true. Whenever we…
Loss, and a little boy’s Tonka Toy
When I was a little boy, I had a Tonka toy bulldozer, very much like the one pictured above. I remember playing with it by…
Wear and Tear, Scars, and Redemption
I go to a little coffee shop in town that is wearing out. It’s been here for many years, and the chairs are getting worn,…
Why Isn’t Meditate On Christ More Devotional?
First, I’m not saying devotional material is bad. But Meditate On Christ isn’t some attempt to compete with the devotional material out there already. There’s…
Fighting multitasking
There’s a myth that you can be more productive if you multitask. It’s deceptively appealing: do lots of things all at once so that you…
How To Create A Powerful Morning Routine
You already have a morning routine, don’t you? Think about it now. Do you wake up to an alarm? A phone call? The noise around…