Think Like Jesus

what it means to be Christian

  • Be the Church

    If someone asked you what you were doing this weekend… specifically Sunday morning… what did you say? If you’re like many people of faith you may have answered, “I’m going to church.” I would like to challenge you to consider re-thinking that expression. I think the Scripture offers us a more complete definition of what Read more

  • Why I Left the Fundamentalism of My Youth

    This is not a rant. I’m not angry about anything. This is my story. The fact is… I have waited more than 10 years to write it. I do so now because of the repeated inquiries of others. I write at the risk of being misunderstood. I write with the hope that I may help Read more

  • Fundraising During Finanacial Collapses

    We are in arguably the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression almost 80 years ago. All of us seem to be holding our breath as we await a “bailout package” that will represent hundreds of billions of dollars that we as taxpayers will help fund. Needless to say, financially speaking, these are tenuous times. Read more

  • Renewed Every Day

    There is a beautiful text that came to my mind today as I returned to the gym in hopes of redeeming some of my ill-spent youth. I first thought of these verses as a joke about my aching muscles and general fatigue resulting from months of neglect. But the more I read them the deeper Read more

  • The Hope of America Is…

    So with the Democratic National Convention this week & the Republican Convention to follow next week, I thought I would break all the rules and talk about 1 of the 3 things you’re never supposed to talk about (especially with strangers)… the history of the dark pinstripe suit… I’m kidding. I will admit that this Read more

  • Making A Difference In the Lives of Others

    I’ve been swimming in the public education streams the last several days. Consequently I’ve been praying about how I can best serve the kids of our community through this already-in-place system. As I consider what will make the biggest difference I am repeatedly catapulted back to the concept of grace. Read more

  • The Remedy for Fear

    There are many famous quotes about fear. You’ve likely heard some of them… The only thing we have to fear is fear itself… Franklin D. Roosevelt. All right, I’ll go in there for Dorothy. Wicked Witch or no Wicked Witch, guards or no guards, I’ll tear them apart. I may not come out alive, but Read more

  • The Greatness of God

    I read a Scripture this morning that says this… “The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it. The world and all its people belong to Him.” Two very different thoughts struck me as I read. The ideas were very different from one another – almost opposites really. They flowed from each of the sentences Read more

  • The Drought Is Over

    I now understand firsthand why they call this place Hotlanta. And, sorry, Ludacris and others, it isn’t because of the pulsating nightlife. Most of the country is aware of the self-proclaimed drought that this region has been experiencing since around this time last year. And though compared to real droughts around the world this o Read more

  • Worth A Thousand Words

    They say a picture is worth a thousand words. So I’ll keep this post short under the assumption that you will better receive the intended meaning if I do. Many of you are asking, “How are the McQuearys since the move?” This picture accurately describes our state. We are surrounded by boxes, pumped about the Read more

  • Overwhelmed

    When was the last time you were blown away by something? What was it about that event that caused you to be amazed? Personally, I don’t think this happens enough in our everyday lives… or does it? Perhaps these kinds of things are going on around us more often than we realize. This weekend I Read more

  • I Cannot See the Bottom Line

    A friend of mine is my optometrist. I always enjoy going because it’s another chance to see John and catch up with what’s going on in our lives. The only part of the visit I do not necessarily care for is the exam involving the eye chart. One of the questions on said exam goes Read more