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Who We Become Is What Matters Most

I believe that God’s will is about the kinds of people we are becoming.  The choices and decision we make—about where to live and where to work, about our relationships and responsibilities, and about how to use time, money, and talent—matter most of all because...

“The Fierce Urgency of Now”

Sometimes I think procrastination rivals pride as the most serious sin.  Every day, we forfeit small, ordinary, but significant opportunities to make to make a difference and to grow, because we’re waiting on a better and more convenient time.  I’ll get to...

Taking the Inward Journey

I’ve lived in our east Asheville house longer than I have lived in any house in my entire life—including during my childhood.  Before coming to Asheville, I lived in Huntington, West Virginia, in five different houses and communities in greater Atlanta, in...

On the Move

Faith is a journey.  Movement and mystery are always a part of it, and real faith won’t let us settle-down into the status quo or become comfortable with staying the same or reconcile ourselves to being stuck.  Faith is about adventure, discovery, and risk;...

Knowing the People You Lead

In his Letter to the Galatians, the Apostle Paul recognizes an important paradox.  On the one hand, he says: “Bear one another’s burdens.” On the other hand: “All must carry their own loads.”  There are some problems and challenges in life that we’ll never...

“Work”: Not Necessarirly our Job or Career

Since work is a partnership with God, it isn’t limited to our careers or our jobs. Our life’s work is greater and more enduring than the positions we hold and the titles we have. It includes all the ways we express our partnership with God—all the ways we make a...