Drop Kick Me, Jesus
Yesterday after the Iowa – Iowa State game, Chad Leistikow wrote that it was a game “neither team deserved to lose.” [1] You all know…
Kenotic Words
Spirit of Embodiment
Last week I talked a little bit about how I am trying to be more healthy and strong and one of the ways I am…
Spirit of Self-Control
Many of you know that I spent some time this spring focusing on my health. I joined a gym, worked out five times a week,…
The Spirit of Surrender
A little bit later in the service today, we will be receiving a new member of this Body of Christ. And we will ask Tom…
The Spirit of Gentleness
Yesterday morning, Brandon and I were walking through the farmer’s market downtown when suddenly before us was a man holding a gigantic sign. As people…
The Spirit of Goodness
We’ve heard of goody-two-shoes… Good riddance… Goodness gracious great balls of fire… Goodbye… Things can taste good, we like to read good books and tell…
The Spirit of Healing
A few years ago, I was in Tampa for a church conference in a part of town that had a lot of homeless folks around….
The Spirit of Patience
Patience is not a virtue that comes easily to us. Some of us are built with fairly short fuses. I think it is because we…