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Paul Tripp in the devo I’m reading wrote, “a desire for a good thing becomes a bad thing when the desire becomes a ruling thing.” What good thing is becoming a controlling idol for you (and me) today?

Was just part of the peaceful march in downtown Houston for racial reconciliation with some friends from MDPC. This was the staging area for pastors before the event at a hotel.

This week I hope to cross “distracted frenetic activity” off my list and replace it with a more measured and sustainable pace that allows me to be ‘fully present’ in each meeting and relational encounter.

Preaching on “How to get closer to God” thru prayer this weekend. Join us #MDPC. Charles Spurgeon wrote, “Prayer is the slender nerve that moves the muscle of omnipotence.”

The Forum area in Rome where Paul must have walked coming in to the city. It is so encouraging to see the places with your own eyes that are mentioned in Scripture.

The 25,000 seat theater in Ephesus where the crowd chanted “Great is Artemis” for 2 hours after Paul preached that ‘God’s made by human hands aren’t Gods at all.’

One of the Meteora Monasteries near Kalambaka Greece. A Unesco World Heritage Site. First hermits came to this place but then eventually monks and nuns came to pray, preserve texts, and model being “all in” for God.

Had a meaningful communion service yesterday in Corinth. Paul was allowed to stay in town after he was brought before pro council Gallio.

Just returned from a great day visiting sites in Athens and Corinth Greece. Paul was a master of translating the Good News into the language his audience could grasp and respond to.....

If you haven’t signed up for #Mark Labberton yet, I can’t encourage you enough. It will be well worth your time on the26th of April at speakers.mdpc.org. Bring a friend to hear about faith in the midst of fear.

Famed evangelist,the Rev Billy Graham, died at 99. Too many famous Christians have had a meteoric rise and then a horrible fall. Billy Graham was a man of stature and character throughout his life and died a man of profound virtue and faith.

Mather Teresa, when asked by a reporter, ‘where was God when that baby starved in the street last night?She replied, “Where were you?” How are we part of the solution instead of part of the problem?