Co-Creating with God
especially I’ve noticed myself stopping in my tracks to take it all in—how the grass blows in the wind or the intricacies of each flower and bloom…
Category: Encouragement
Didn’t Our Hearts Burn?
I forever will be enthralled with the story of the disciples on the Road to Emmaus in Luke 24. It still makes me choke up when I read it.
Delight Yourself in the Lord
When I looked at the word “delight” in this verse, its meaning goes far deeper than just being happy or joyful. The Hebrew word used is “anag,…
The Plains of the In-Between
I spent a good amount of my teenage years living in South Dakota. So I suffered many family and school trips gazing out the window at the endless plai…
Jesus > Reframing
Today in our collective conversations we hear a lot about “Reframing”, i.e. the idea of helping adjust your mind map/pathways/thinking to deal wit…
Who Do You Say That I Am
Identity is the tangible expression of your faith. Identity does not come from striving; it comes as a result of surrender.
Breaking The Lies We Believe About Our Identity
I shared with the youth about an experience I had when I was in the 5th or 6th grade that shaped what I thought about my identity for many years after…
When the Spirit of Adoption Comes
In Romans 8, Paul contrasts between the spirit of slavery (fear) versus the spirit of adoption (love). There were a few moments over the years that th…
Renewed Trust in the Lord
As we step into this season of Intimacy, Identity and Inheritance (the core attributes of our journey as Fully Alive people at Living Waters) join me …
The Disruptive Power of Shalom
When you hear the word peace, what comes to mind? What do you feel? For awhile, I thought to be peaceful meant to be timid, passive, quiet, or shy. A …