It was a nasty car accident. It was my fault, and I felt really stupid.

I was driving in New Orleans a few years ago and dropping my son, Brock, off at work so I could have the car for the day before we drove his car back to Chicago for Easter.

In Christian circles, we are told that we should glorify God. But what does that mean?

In the Old Testament, “glory” carries the idea of greatness or splendor. In the New Testament, “glory” means “honor, praise, and worship.”

Both testaments teach that God has all glory, and yet we are also instructed in both testaments to glorify God. If God is already glorified, why and how do we do that?

You messed up.

It might have been this morning. Yesterday. This last week. I don’t know what or when, but you messed up and you know it.

I did too. Repeatedly.

“My co-worker had been inviting me to come for quite a while. I finally relented — and wow, I’m glad I did! I’ll be back next Sunday” (from a first-time guest at The Bridge last week).

Inviting people in our sphere of influence to church can be a very effective way to witness.

I’m babysitting three of my grandkids today and sitting on the patio watching them play. The oldest is pushing her doll around in a little stroller. The boy is driving his big red plastic car, loading and unloading equipment (he doesn’t just play…he plays “work”). The youngest is toddling around from thing to thing, crawling on and getting into everything.

I enjoy just sitting here watching them.

I was discipling someone who was going through a difficult trial. Every week during our meeting, he was asking me to pray for his faith to grow. But every week, he was also in turmoil over the adversity he was up against.

One week, after listening to his struggle, I asked him, “Do you want relief from this trial, or do you want your faith to grow stronger?”