According to Your Ability
In Matthew 25, Jesus tells the parable of the talents. I have read this parable many times before, but like all parables, it is alive with revelations. What struck me was that the talents were given “according to each one’s ability.” I love the definition of accountability as “giving account of your ability.” It also […]
If Not Us, Then Who?
“If not us, then who?” I can still picture the perplexed looks on my employees’ faces as they hunted for the answer. “We are the janitors, guys… we clean. If we spot dust on a mirror frame or a spill on the floor and we don’t clean it, then who will?” The answer hung there, […]
Come and See
“The woman left her water jar beside the well and ran back to the village, telling everyone, ‘Come and see a man who told me everything I ever did! Could he possibly be the Messiah?’” John 4:29. She was an unnamed Samaritan woman, harshly judged, an outcast, making her way to Jacob’s Well alone. Jesus […]
Your Greatest Ministry is NOW
Many people become stuck in what they believe was the greatest season of their ministry. They replay it, talk about it, and quietly try to replicate it: They think, “when I led that ministry… when I taught that class… when I felt most effective.” But here’s the hard question: How long ago was that? Five, […]
The Balance Beam of the Cross
The word “BALANCE” is sometimes disparaged in Christian circles. Critics equate it with “compromise.” Proverbs 11:1 says, “A false balance is an abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight.” Think of the cross as the “balance beam” of Olympic glory – working for a ten. Jesus’ way is described as a […]