"Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned, in whatever situation I am, to be content. I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need."— Philippians 4:11-12 (ESV) Reflect:Contentment is not a personality trait — it is a learned discipline. The text says this was a les...  Read More

We are called to be stewards — active, engaged, imperfect but present — not curators of buried treasure.  Read More

We are not faithful so that we can earn joy.  Read More

When we stop moving in faith, when we bury our gifts and our opportunities and our relationships in the ground of self-protection, we slowly stop seeing God as He is and start seeing Him as our fear tells us He must be.  Read More

The Master does not say "well done, excellent servant" or "well done, highly productive servant." He says faithful.  Read More

All of it is the Master's. All of it is given freely.  Read More

The Christian life is not a private retreat, it is a public mission.  Read More

The harvest may be slow, but it is certain.  Read More

Every dollar given in faith becomes a seed planted in eternal soil.  Read More

A healthy disciple knows when to ask for help and when to shoulder his own pack.  Read More

Restoration begins with humility, knowing that the very pit your brother fell into could swallow you tomorrow.  Read More

The goal of biblical giving is not a fuller barn for me—it is a fuller mission field for the gospel and a fuller chorus of thanksgiving rising up to God.  Read More