(Originally posted 6-1–17)
I love Psalm 77. When I was first starting out writing music and specifically, worship music, I would go to the Psalms. Of course this was where any budding songwriter would go because the book is literally…
Read moreJun 24 2020
(Originally posted 6-1–17)
I love Psalm 77. When I was first starting out writing music and specifically, worship music, I would go to the Psalms. Of course this was where any budding songwriter would go because the book is literally…
Read moreJun 17 2020
Into Faith I Go - Pat Barrett
I've never been good at change
If I'm honest, it's always scared me
But I can't deny this stirring deep inside me
Now I know it's time to stop resisting
…
Read moreJun 10 2020
(Originally posted 4-3-19)
If you’ve read much of the Bible, you know the concept of peace is often cited; certainly through the Gospels with Jesus but also in many other contexts. It can be a very broad term in which…
Jun 3 2020
You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also. Share…
Read moreMay 27 2020
The fourth and final installment in this series is really about getting our kids to a place where they attain some level of spiritual maturity and depth in their own walk prior to leaving the nest. There are two extreme…
Read moreMay 20 2020
In plotting out this series, I wanted to spend 4 weeks focusing on various aspects of raising kids in a Christ-like environment. Three of the four weeks’ subjects came fairly readily. But God impressed on my heart that one week…
Read moreMay 13 2020
Going further into our Parenthood series, I believe we need to pivot and look at the home with another perspective. Last week was mission-focused. We live our lives on purpose for Christ, always pointing little eyes and ears up to…
Read moreMay 6 2020
At the onset of 2020, I wanted to return to certain topics that are important to so many of us and to hear what the Bible has to say in those areas. In the 2020 Vision series, I talked about…
Read moreApr 29 2020
When considering Bible heroes to present in this “Profiles In Courage” series, I have to admit that one of my favorite books of the Bible, Genesis, has several characters worth covering. Abraham is certainly a man of courage; called to…
Read moreApr 24 2020
2020 has been an amazing ride so far, hasn’t it? In a span of just a few short months we’ve seen some things that appear apocalyptic in nature. Earthquakes, locust plagues, tornadoes, wildfires, and yes, the widespread pandemic known as…
Read moreApr 22 2020
(Originally posted 7-3-19)
You’ve probably heard the phrase “Rome wasn’t built in a day.” It’s seemingly a nod to ingenuity and development; an acknowledgment that any process worth doing or worth building takes time. “Nothing happens overnight” is another way…
Read moreApr 18 2020
Wow. There are really some godless individuals in the halls of government, entertainment, and the public eye. If not for anything else, this crisis is exposing men and women for how they really think. Whether it’s mocking the Vice President…
Read moreApr 15 2020
Apr 10 2020
What Will Normal Look Like?
I've had enough soft gospel. Enough gospel-lite. Enough hyper-grace. Certainly enough "deconstructing my faith" proclamations from every corner. Now is a time to get right with God. Now is a time for preachers to preach…
Apr 8 2020
We’ve all been through some rough days over the past few weeks. But even as we come into Easter with the uncertainty of life in general, we have great hope. Let’s be certain, this is a time in which the…
Read moreApr 1 2020
As I sit here doing social distancing and writing blogs and devotional content, I’m fully aware of one thing: it is a strange time to be alive. In 40+ years on this Earth, there have been some big moments in…
Read moreMar 25 2020
If you’ve followed a little of my story and kept up with these blogs, you know I love music. I love being on the listener side: being able to consume music, blog and post about music, and do life…
Read moreMar 18 2020
We’ve spent the last 3 weeks looking at the need for men to raise the standard. From the years growing up at home, to college, to marriage/family and career, there are phases of a man’s life that need proper care…
Read moreMar 11 2020
If I can identify the closest with one age group in this series, this blog is it. I don’t know exactly the point at which a man becomes a “career and family” man. Is it when he marries? Is it…
Read moreMar 4 2020
“Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.” John F. Kennedy
When I started brainstorming this series and outlining some key thoughts, I had the natural tendency to think about my life as a teenage and young…
Read moreFeb 26 2020
I’ve written quite a few blogs over the past years on dating, marriage, family, and the home. In all of those blogs, there have been moments to address men specifically on various topics. It seems as a man, the most…
Read moreFeb 19 2020
How can we redeem work and even see that our work is redeeming in this world? Today’s blog seeks to answer that question.
Disclaimer: Today’s post is a bit autobiographical at times just to provide some context. I…
Read moreFeb 12 2020
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does…
Read moreFeb 5 2020
I’m excited to set up a new series that will be ongoing over the course of this year. Much like the “Prayers Of The Bible” blogs from 2019, I wanted to initiate early on something we could come back to…
Read moreJan 29 2020
Finishing out the 2020 Vision series this week and I want to land on an area that is certainly a part of our everyday lives: the workplace and the marketplace and the mission fields we are called to therein. I’ve…
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