What God Is Up To…

The proper response to respond “What God is up to” is… who knows?!  When it comes to why God causes/allows the unexpected to come into our life, there is NO WAY we can have any clue about it whatsoever.  The ONLY thing we can be sure of at a any...

Love Without Control

“We are called to love the God we cannot control” (Tim Keller). Think about that.  It goes against everything we think we want as best for us because by and large we are all control freaks. But the God of the Bible will not be controlled.  Instead, He is...

Don’t Doubt In The Dark

Rarely does God reveal His will for our life all at once.  Usually it comes slowly… incrementally… until eventually He has everything in place.  It is then we have an “AH HA!” moment.  Then we see the puzzle pieces all together.  Things that...

Why God Is Never Surprised…

This week I participated in the funeral of my uncle James Turley.  More than a decade ago he received a new heart from a twenty year old.  Uncle James didn’t die because his heart wore out… he died from cancer.  That was a surprise to me.  The family had...