Daily Challenges Archive

I see a lot of people these days that in quiet, honest moments admit very similar feelings to this man. Many are feeling weary. The kingdom ones add the second part, “but I can prevail.” Maybe the statement reflects how you feel today. If not, the...

This remains one of the most frightening verses in scripture to me. It talks about willfully ignoring the conviction of the Holy Spirit. I have had a few relational challenges over the years like most of us. People who have permission to speak dir...

I have reviewed movies for a number of radio stations for decades. I love a good action movie or historical war movie better than almost anything else. The hero character or characters are almost always the ones who stand and battle no matter what...

If you know me you know this is a vital part of my life calling. It is the theme verse of The Edge ministry. Simplified it is essentially telling us that God intends for us to all help each other be better people. Obviously it goes much deeper. Th...

Don’t understand? Spend a few minutes scrolling through Facebook or “X” posts and responses. It is so easy for some people to get drawn into meaningless arguments on social media or real life. Seldom, I’d venture to say never, is there a useful or...

Last night I was talking with my accountability partner about ministry groups we lead and which ones we might need to begin handing off to others. One of his that I could tell he really loves involves approximately 4 hours of in-depth study in scr...

My Myers Briggs personality type is INFP. I’m a mediator. I also make decisions based more on intuition and feelings than facts. A commentary I just read mentioned that 20 people a year are killed by cows. Some people acting on this fact will avoi...

Jesus had callouses. The word that the King James Bible translates carpenter is Tekton. It literally means builder. In King James day they saw that builder as a carpenter. If you’ve been to Israel you probably realize that Jesus most likely was a ...

I saw a guy walking on a country road as I was driving to church at the lake yesterday. We exchanged a wave. I admired how I blessed him by noticing and acknowledging his presence. 90 seconds later it began to rain. I thought what a shame that he ...

This is not hard for the genuine follow of Jesus to understand. Those who are involved in religion rather than relationship will struggle to grasp this simple truth. They will long for ritual, systems, rules while those involved in a relationship ...

The image of the person who drinks too much and then becomes loud and ornery is common in film and tv, but also in life. If you’ve ever taken in a live sporting event, maybe not tennis, you have most likely witnessed an inebriated fan. Often they ...

It always intrigues me when an atheist complains about God either for something that happened or something that didn’t. It’s also fascinating that when they are asked why the are angry at someone they don’t believe in they get even angrier. It is ...