I am preaching a series on 1 Corinthians, and just a couple of chapters in, I am being reminded of the great glory and depths available to those who have His Spirit.  And I am struck by a disparity that I have encountered over these past couple of decades of pastoral ministry.  What accounts for…

How would you save the world if you had limitless power?  Would you eradicate all illness?  Would you show up in intimidating power?  Would you create educational programs? Eradicate poverty? Eradicate hunger? In First Corinthians chapter 1, the apostle Paul addresses the power of God expressed in providing salvation.  And it is so radically different…

If you had told me all the treasure, all the blessings, all the growth that would come to me in the summer of 1993, I would not have walked but I would’ve SPRINTED into that summer. It began with a single conversation with a friend, Jeff Howe.  We are both from Michigan but the conversation…