We all have a contribution to make. It doesn’t have to be huge. But all of our small contributions come together to make something huge. Bishop Desmond Tutu said: “Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the...
One of the biggest blockages to our living like Jesus lived is our sense that we should be doing something huge, something amazing, something on a large scale. And if we think of serving that way, of course, we’ll never do anything at all. It’s too...
We all have something to contribute to the Kingdom of God… no matter what our income, our age, our situation in life, our past failures, our limitations. God designed it this way. He gave each of us spiritual gifts to be used for the benefit of others and for...
Go ask some people on the street what their impression of Christians is. Afraid what you might hear? That’s a reasonable fear. We are known for being “against stuff.” We are known not for our deeds but for our words—and our words are often arrogant, closed-minded, and...
When my friends Matt and Hugh moved to Denver with an eye toward incarnational missional living, they set a goal of each making 50 new friends who weren’t believers. Meeting that goal required them to think through their definition of “friend.” It certainly means more...
We’ve moved from a cognitive/rational approach to an experiential approach. The people we’re trying to reach have changed. It used to be a matter of mastering Evidence that Demands a Verdict. But now we’re in a different paradigm. You’re not...
