by mcl | Dec 3, 2015 | Columns, Inspiration, Outside In
By Shawn Dean There are many words that describe or that we ascribe to Jesus—love, holy, redeemer, provider, savior, healer, long suffering, king, miraculous, righteous, powerful, counselor, etc. There are fruits of the spirit that because of our relationship...
by mcl | Jul 3, 2015 | Columns, Inspiration, Outside In
By SHAWN DEAN There we were, Laura Beth and I, on the bus in San Francisco headed to a tour of the Muir Woods forest. Laura Beth, my wife, steps waaaaaay outside of her box and starts offering fruit that she just purchased at the farmers market to people on the...
by mcl | Dec 1, 2014 | Columns, Inspiration, Outside In
By Shawn Dean A friend of mine was at Dick’s Sporting Goods the other day looking for some fishing gear. A man he didn’t know approached him and asked him if he was a bass fisherman. Yes was the answer, so the conversation led to rods and reels. The stranger wanted...
by mcl | Apr 5, 2013 | Columns, Inspiration, Outside In
By Shawn Dean There seems to be a conspiracy in the marketplace against Christ. Inscribed somewhere in the fine print of the company policy manual is the notion that it shows poor form to express your love for Jesus while simultaneously doing business. There’s this...
by mcl | Mar 8, 2013 | Columns, Inspiration, Outside In
By Shawn Dean Nisan 14 on the Jewish calendar is one, if not the, most important date in all Biblical history. On this day, the sprinkled blood of many unblemished lamb on the doorposts and the lintels of Jewish homes must have made the Egyptians wonder what could...
by mcl | Feb 4, 2013 | Columns, Inspiration, Outside In
By Shawn Dean “Nobody loves me but my Mama and she might be jivin’ too.” – BB King. The deepest scars are the ones inflicted by the people in your life that are supposed to love you the most. When a life is molded, the hands guilty of the most noticeably marked...
