RESURRECTED Bodies

(1 Corinthians 15:35–58) There’s this question Paul is answering—the kind of question people whisper at funeralsor think about at 2 a.m.when the room is darkand life feels a little too fragile. “What will our bodies be like… then?” And instead of giving us a chart,a diagram,a scientific explanation,Paul gives us something better: A story about […]

The Falling Leaf

Finding Life in What Fades A leaf falls to the ground. Maybe it falls slowly.Maybe the wind takes it a bit quicker—maybe even a bit farther.Maybe it doesn’t hit the ground right away but hangs out for a moment—caught on a branch, or resting on another leaf. But eventually, it makes its way to the […]

Life Changing Moments

I’ve had plenty of life changing moments. The birth of my two children, changing ministries, dealing with hurt from people who either knew better or didn’t care what they were doing to me, and unexpected God moments that propelled me into a deeper more meaningful faith. My first life changing moment was when I was […]

It’s the first one without you.

I can’t say I was looking forward to this weekend like I have in years past. You are gone and Father’s Day feels empty. Tonight would have been our traditional get together. We all would have gone to a restaurant of your choice… Chilis Stamey’s BBQ Buffalo Wild Wings. And I would have given you […]

Mortal

We didn’t have a choice really, it’s the way of things. From the point of conception our lives were wrapped in mortalness. Our bodies were not going to last forever. Within their very design was a weakness that time and circumstances would eventually exploit. It seems that reminders of this fact are around us at every […]

Left Behind… For Now

My cousin died last night around 9pm. She was really my cousin-in-law because she was married to my cousin… She was 59 Cancer is what “took” her. Last year she had been pronounced as being free from it but early this year it came back and brought us to this moment. And once again for […]