Think Like Jesus

what it means to be Christian

  • Movies On the House

    So a few months ago Erica, our middle child, wanted to invite a few friends over for a movie night. So then we got creative. What if we projected it on the garage door? Or what if went even bigger and projected it on the side of our two-story house? So with that idea Movies Read more

  • The Big Reveal

    Just as a telephoto lens helps a far away object become near, we learned that this is God’s very desire… to reveal Himself to us. Instead of an unknowable, distant God, we have a God who longs for us to know Him for who He really is. This week we studied Psalm 19. Make sure Read more

  • Doing Good: Not "IF" but "WHY".

    So this coming Saturday we will be involved with a HUGE project that will cover metro-Atlanta. Under the umbrella group known as Unite! we will be doing good in our communities through Compassion In Action. So this week in our Together Groups I thought it would be important for us to talk about not if Read more

  • The Tribe of the Transplanted

    Let me begin by saying that in almost every imaginable way I could not have been given a more suitable chapter to discuss. My heart has survived this same radical surgery that Mark delineates. In many ways it is a surgery that continues and needs to continue happening as we continue to pursue Jesus. Truly it Read more

  • Back In the Saddle

    I’m back. After a 3 month hiatus – in part to see if I could do it – I’m back to blogging. I realize that most of you are saying, “Wait… you have a blog?” Thanks for doing your part to keep me humble. I wish I had the discipline that some of you have Read more

  • The Proudest Day

    I’ve been teaching “professionally” now for more than 20 years. While the calendar implications of that fact are enough to sufficiently blow my mind, there is a far deeper reality that is stirring me. The goal for any teacher is that moment… the lightbulb… the aha… the day the student “gets it”. I am in Read more

  • Genesis 46-50

    In the 90’s there was a re-introduction of autostereograms. We have come to know them by the brand that led their resurgence… Magic Eye. The concept is as simple as it is intricate. By staring at the created 2D image a 3D image appears within. Some (most) of my friends could never stare long enough Read more

  • Genesis 42-45

    Sometimes even the good guy needs a disguise. In this strange phase of Joseph’s ongoing saga we find mysterious exchanges between the unrecognized Joseph and his brothers. Observe the gentleness used by Joseph and discern his possible motivation for dealing with his brothers in this long and drawn out way. The first time you read Read more

  • Genesis 40-41

    Maybe you’ve heard the phrase, “it ain’t bragging if it’s true”. That seems to be one of the pervasive lessons in this part of the story. So what previously looked liked arrogance at worst or youthful ignorance at best now seems to be a clear and accurate understanding of the future. This week’s installment of Read more

  • Genesis 37-39

    Have you ever known someone who seemed from an early age to be destined for greatness? Joseph certainly seems to fit that description. In fact from the beginning it seems that his was a life solely of privilege. The youngest of the family – at the time anyway. It seems he was his father’s favorite. Read more

  • Genesis 34-36

    Whether you’re a Mac or PC user, you likely recognize one of these two screens as your default screen. It’s the image you see when your computer boots up. It’s there automatically… programmed by the people who do the programming. I wonder… what’s your default? What is that thing or that place or that state Read more

  • Genesis 31-33

    Call it maturity or growing up or whatever you’d like, but it seems that for most of us aging deepens our desire for peace… not Miss Congeniality-style world peace, but tranquility that extends into our relationships and eventually flows from our very lives. This week’s storyline is familiar to most of us who are walking Read more