C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien shared the ability to make seemingly complicated theology very simple. Lewis famously observed, “Jesus is either who he said he is, or he is a liar or a lunatic. He did not leave us any other options. He did not intend to.” puttinggreenblog.com/2025/02…

What happens when we get to heaven? When all of the earthly things that matter so much to us now fade away, what really matters? According to scripture, it boils down to faith and love. puttinggreenblog.com/2025/01…

This February, I want you to say the name “Jesus” each time you get ready to say “God.” I am joining you in this because, over the years, it has proven to be so beneficial for my soul. puttinggreenblog.com/2025/02…

I hear this often from men: “I feel so close to Jesus early in the morning when I am reading and praying during my devotional time." How do I bring my early morning quiet time into my busy day?” puttinggreenblog.com/2025/01…

Is the A+ Life about achieving status, success, or just being able to say, “I’ve made it?” That is most certainly not the A+ life to which we are referring. puttinggreenblog.com/2025/01…

There are those who think this parable is about Christians, and I must respect that idea. They could certainly be right. If so, Jesus meant for these four soils to represent his followers in the way we wax and wane in our relationship with him. puttinggreenblog.com/2024/10…

Who among us is comfortable being judged in the same way we judge others? puttinggreenblog.com/2024/10…

Take a look in the mirror at yourself. I find that my eyes are much more generous toward someone’s behavior when I know I have done the same thing. puttinggreenblog.com/2024/11…

When I read Jesus’ parable about the four soils in Matthew 13, I see four very distinct descriptions of the men and women we have encountered over the past twenty years of 721 Ministries. And it is often not pretty. puttinggreenblog.com/2024/10…

May you learn to see yourself as playing a vital role in God’s Kingdom business, and may this motivate you to be more proactive in the advancement of his Kingdom. puttinggreenblog.com/2024/10…

Do you ever think of yourself as in a partnership with God and with Jesus? You may be surprised to learn that this is exactly the way God set up our role in this world: Not to be employees, but actual partners. puttinggreenblog.com/2024/10…

Loyalty! Loyalty to Jesus. A new concept, a new perspective, a paradigm shift. Last week, we examined how love engenders loyalty. This week, we will examine how gratitude does the same. puttinggreenblog.com/2024/09…

For years, I have advocated substituting the word trust for faith, as trust has more traction, whereas faith is somewhat vague. But now I have learned that Emunah carries with it a strong sense of “faithfulness, reliability, and loyalty.” puttinggreenblog.com/2024/09…

Can we do better than “I think … I hope?” Is there a better way to live? puttinggreenblog.com/2024/09…

Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. (Hebrews 4:16) puttinggreenblog.com/2024/09…

“You may believe in Jesus, but you don’t believe what Jesus believed?” puttinggreenblog.com/2024/08…

Let’s conclude our Putting Green look at prayer with a 3-part study of what I call the perfect prayer: Daniel Chapter 3. puttinggreenblog.com/2024/08…

Jesus said that if we have the faith of a tiny mustard seed we could move a mountain. (Matthew 17:20) Haven’t you wondered how big a faith we have to have to move mountains? puttinggreenblog.com/2024/08…

Jesus said that if we have the faith of a tiny mustard seed we could move a mountain. (Matthew 17:20) Haven’t you wondered what mustard seed faith would look like? puttinggreenblog.com/2024/08…

“Jesus said that if we have the faith of a tiny mustard seed, we could move a mountain. Over these twenty years of 721 Ministries we have indeed seen Jesus move mountains in the hearts of men, but let’s first focus on the mustard seed part.” puttinggreenblog.com/2024/07…