Lance Brown

Submitting to God-given authority runs extremely counter-culture in our Western world. The pendulum has swung to an extreme of individualism. The effect is to make workplace environments, teamwork, ministry projects, etc. more difficult because “everyone” has their opinions about how things “ought” to be done.  How does God see all of this? What is our…

Every week two things opposing forces collide inside us.  First, we want our lives to make a difference. Second, we want to have time for ourselves and our comfort.  We don’t always say it, but often we think, “I’ll serve as long as it is convenient.”  What would help us move toward our first inclination?…

Relationships get messy. Conflict is inevitable. Hurt feelings and misunderstandings are inevitable. The trick is NOT how to avoid them. The trick is how to think about them and work through them. But it’s not easy. It’s humbling. This week we’ll look at how to reconcile difficult relationships.

Every day we are tempted “put our best foot forward,” present our “best side,” pretend that we’re doing better than we are and sometimes to live in pretense. Do you know what these things produce? The pressure to “keep up appearances,” to “have it all together.” No wonder we live with so much stress! Much…

The bible amazes us with its wisdom. This week we will look at three things that torpedo our relationships.  Then we will look at the example that should dazzle us into being alert to the three relational enemies and how to put them into practice.

We claim to be “loving” people, but often what that really means is that we “love” people who already “love” us. That kind of “love” is not love at all. It is “need.” All the while we consider ourselves “good people.”  This week, we’ll look at a snapshot of a man, and you may find…