That Time I Didn't Want to Read About Jesus

It isn't just that I didn't want to read about Jesus. I didn't want to read a Scripture that was only about Jesus.It wasn't that I didn't want to read the gospels. I knew, of course, that the gospels were about Jesus.No, I was in the psalms, and . ....

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Dec 19, 2022
Don't Center Your Life Around the Gospel

Hello my friend~Perhaps it isn't really the best thing to center our lives around the gospel. Maybe that thinking can be challenged just a bit. Maybe it will help bring some greater clarity into our lives. And not just clarity, but a greater sense of...

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Dec 12, 2022
"Don't Be a Stumbling Block"

Is there any article you can point me to about “don’t be a stumbling block” and how that’s weaponized?That’s a note I received through my Facebook Untwisting Scriptures page, from Amanda Sanchez, until recently a third-generation member of the United...

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Nov 16, 2022
The Epiphany That Changed My Life

I’ve had a few epiphanies in my lifetime, and all of them have been important. But this one, this is the biggie.It happened in November of 2004, eighteen years ago this month. I was scrubbing the kitchen floor. While I scrubbed, I listened to some Bi...

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Nov 01, 2022
Examining the Label of "Victim Mentality"

View this email as a blog post here.It is a negative label, and one of accusation. Always.I’ve been pondering this term for years, but recently a book coaching client of mine used the term in reference to himself, raising the subject anew for me.The...

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Oct 18, 2022