Jim Moon is a man who has been inspiring me by his friendships with nonbelievers since I first began receiving his prayer updates maybe ten years ago when he was a church-planter north of Atlanta.  I had something of a mentoring relationship with him by email during those years, but the past two years we’ve…

is what I do, every waking moment of the day.  Why?  So I can feel superior.  Why?  Evidently I feel worthless, but suppress my feelings of worthlessness, and focus instead on the weakness/sin/idolatry/failure of others.  Lately I sometimes catch myself obsessively analyzing everyone, critiquing them, judging them, finding them unhealthy in some way, shape, or…

I’ve prayed for Drew and his relationship with all his pre-believing neighbors for years, and sometimes advised him.  This is the inspiring story of Drew Angus loving one of his pre-believing neighbors well.  Great example of what a Gospel friendship looks like.  Thank You, Jesus, for Your work in Drew and through him to others!…

not DumbSheepDave.  Whyzat?  I hardly know how to go through my day – interact with life, as DumbSheepDave.  So unnatural, other-worldly, unAmerican, unChristian, to be weak, clueless, childlike, dependent, because everyone outside the Church and inside the Church, stresses strength, being knowledgeable/wise, adultlike, independent.  So I feel pressure when I read Scripture, to understand everything…

so I work really hard trying to make that happen.  But Jesus keeps thwarting my plans, at times, because I need retraining in a better way to live, going forward.  And to that I say, “Whatever it takes, Lord.  I want  Jesus-dependency/humility more than anything else in this world.  Thank You for this suffering, and…

in attacking the big challenges before me today.  Forgive me for forgetting that this is my Father’s world and the battle is the Lord’s.  Forgive me for feeling like it’s UP TO ME.  Pride.  Worldliness. –DumbSheepDave, freshly convicted of the sin of confidence/independence/worldliness, so he’s momentarily curious and expectant to see what his ShepherdJesus does…

But I know it’s wrong, so I evidently suppress this, live in denial of how competitive I am, and convince myself that I’m more humble than I am.  I’m great at spotting pride in others, but not so good spotting it in me.  Janet says, “You spot it, you got it.”  So I must be…

Pete is one of the nonprofit CEO’s I mentor.   Understandably excited about this conversion.  Here’s his description from his prayer letter I received this morning.   �� Dear Pray-ers, Last Thursday evening, as our last guests were leaving our Open House, Jaimee came down the hall dancing, as David must have danced in the streets of…

I like to think that Jesus is the big deal in my life, but now I’m seeing that He’s not.  The big deal in my life is feeling superior to others, especially try-harder believers — those who are clueless as to how pharisaical they are, blind to their legalism, blind to their superficial understanding of…

is when one of my idols/addictions delivers what I want.  Something goes my way.  Ministry, health management, bargain, sports team, investment, brilliant decision, family relationship, efficiency, production, automotive perfection.  Problem is, that which brings joy also brings excruciating pain when things go south.  Idolatry/addiction is not the pathway to happiness. –ShepherdDave, living in the prison…