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Have you ever noticed how often God addresses communities as opposed to individuals? There are hundreds of “ours” and “we’s” and “us’” in the text. There are also loads of “I’s” and “me’s” too. But as I compare the “ours” to the “mines” I’ve noticed my own use of the plural is lopsided compared to the singular. I pray for my faith, or for my friend’s faith. I rarely pray for our faith, for our health or our protection. A friend asked for a ride to the airport recently, and of course I agreed. And later I thought about how great it is that I have a global family to call on if I ever need anything, that those of us who know Christ are brothers and sisters. In this new family I have fathers and mothers, aunts and uncles, cousins and nephews. We, I realized, are the family of God. I read a book many years ago called Love and Survival by Dr. Dean Ornish. Ornish is a heart surgeon and has done extensive research involving heart health. His findings were surprising. What is most important to heart health, according to Ornish, is community. That’s right…other people. Patients who [...]

I am not a humble person. I’m proud of my accomplishments. I drop names when I’m feeling insecure. I also talk about the cool projects I’m working on when I want to impress somebody. If you’ve known me for long, you’ve probably heard me do it. Sorry about that. But the truth is, I don’t really want to be a humble person. It’s not a goal of mine. I don’t think about it, and I have a lot more emotional stability because I don’t think about it. If I get too arrogant somebody will humble me. When you write a blog you get criticism every hour on the hour, and that certainly helps. Truly humble people don’t get called humble very often. In fact, if you are consistently spoken of as humble, you might want to reflect on whether or not you are trying to project a humble identity, which is just another form of narcissism. People who are humble are too busy thinking about a project they are working on, or their family, or their friends. Their mind isn’t on their humility or their lack of humility; their mind is on something other than themselves. In doing so, they [...]

Ever tried to manipulate God? I have. I’ve treated God like a genie in a lamp, thinking if I just went to church or read my Bible God would do something specific in my life, give me a job or a car or something. And when God didn’t, I tried to manipulate Him again by pouting. I never knew I was doing any of this. Few people can perceive their own motives. I thought I was being noble or disciplined, I thought I was genuinely upset and rejected. But the difference between God and our friends or our families, is God isn’t tricked. He’s the perfect parent. He knows when we are full of bull, even when we don’t know it ourselves. Are you pouting about something that isn’t happening in your life, thinking God will feel sorry for you? Well, God doesn’t feel sorry for you. Have you been hurt by a Christian and are using it as an excuse to walk away from God? God knows it’s just an excuse, and He knows you know the difference between Him and that nitwit. God is interested in your maturity. He’s interested in your maturity because He’s a father, and [...]