Author Archives: mike

There is a day, no, a moment in a day, when out of the blue, it hits you right in the gut: you’re saved by grace. You’ve heard it more times than you can count, even claimed it ‘til you’re … Continue reading →

On the heels on my last post on duality, I feel compelled to jam this level or stage thing down the throats of a few tight-lipped, high-collared individuals who thumb their ever up-turned noses at the notion they might be … Continue reading →

Jam 1:8 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways. Church is filled with unstable congregants. It doesn’t help that those congregants are taught and lead by unstable pastors and teachers – it is merely a by-product of … Continue reading →

Silence.               Uncomfortable, isn’t it? We are inundated by noise. From the moment we come into this world, we are forced to contribute to the cacophony of humanity while being encouraged to also be … Continue reading →

Grace is free… This gift has been given to all. You can’t think of a person who hasn’t been given this lavish display of love. It comes to us when we least expect it, at birth, and is inherent with … Continue reading →

God cannot help anything He did not create. The person you claim you are, is your designation, your creation beyond the reach of a helping hand so close you can touch it with your tongue. Naming yourself as a “believer” … Continue reading →

You, me, everyone we practically know, is fractured. Not broken, segmented. We think in parts, not wholes. We act upon the fragments scattered before us without recognizing the intricate pattern to the puzzle is wholeness. Husband, wife, partner, parent, child, … Continue reading →

The title to this might cause a number of you to flinch. Be at ease, I’m not about to talk about a mixed-grace message. I’m here to speak about the grace of “and.” To do this, I will need to … Continue reading →

Recently a group of us were reading through Brad Jersak’s book A More Christ-like God and we came upon a passage that incited an intense paradigm shift for many of us. The exact passage from the book fails me at … Continue reading →