Tears

Jesus wept. We should weep at the right times for the right reason. Weeping is not a sign of weakness. It is a sign of compassion and commitment.

Jesus wept.

Running the Course

Two weekends ago, Shoreline Drive, an important traffic thoroughfare, was marked as one lane in both directions, set apart by orange cones, to allow participants in a triathlon to run the course. One morning they were on bicycles, the other running. One led by a large distance over the other ones way in the back. I wondered who was running to win and who was running to run.

As you lead as pastor, are you running to win, or running to run? Where do you find the most joy? Winning or running? Where do you find the most faithfulness?

Enjoy the quiet

Hide the eggs. Then be excited and joyful when they're found. This is a crucial part of being in the family. Kids can tell. So can most grown ups.

Humility part two

Good Friday: that should have been me on that cross.

House of Prayer

Any time you relegate prayer to an afterthought, your inhabitants may start to moo, baa, or chirp.

And your place will stink.

Perspective

Today is Palm Sunday. Many pastors will ask, "Who would you have been in that crowd? What would you be yelling?"

Mother Theresa was asked, and she said, "I would loved to have been the donkey on which Jesus rode into Jerusalem."