When someone asks you how you are, what's your typical answer? If you're like most people, you probably say something about being busy. We live in a culture where busyness is expected. Life has become faster and faster, with more and more "conveniences" demanding our attention. Our schedules are jammed. Our inner motors are constantly revved up. It's a go go go world, and we work hard to keep up. Problem is, we like it that way. As my pastor Kevin Beeson said recently, We wear our busyness like a badge of honor. It makes us feel like we're important. People used to say that Continue Reading

Heading into the holidays can seem like a good thing or a bad thing, depending on your life circumstances. Some of us are looking forward to spending time around the Thanksgiving table, counting our blessings and carving the turkey. We can't wait to put away the  pumpkins and pull out the awesome bling of Christmas. Others of us have experienced a loss this year. Perhaps a loved one passed, or you got laid off, or your marriage died. Perhaps your health is suffering, or a long-hoped for dream failed to materialize. Life is full of curve balls. It's also full of blessings. We Continue Reading

I was a pretty dramatic  seventh-grader. My faith was real to me, and I was ready to take on the world for Jesus. I read books like Tortured for Christ and God's Smuggler and pondered, What would it be like to be thrown in prison and have my Bible taken away? Thankfully, I've been free to read the Word of God pretty  much every day for decades. Bible reading is a necessity for spiritual health, so I'm not trying to impress you ...  just inspire you So how do we approach this important spiritual discipline? There's no "correct" way to read the Bible, but allow me to share a few Continue Reading

It was a freak accident. The energetic, talented nineteen-year-old decided to try a back flip and landed wrong. The impact snapped his C2 vertebra, instantly paralyzing him from the neck down. In the aftermath of Kevin's injury, his family and many faithful friends prayed hard and often for his healing -- and they started to see some miracles. Having sustained the same injury as actor Christopher Reeves did years ago, Kevin should be on a ventilator 24 hours a day. He should not be able to move on his own. Yet Kevin is off the ventilator during his waking hours.  He can manipulate Continue Reading