As I often prepare and plan ahead for upcoming blogs, I was in prayer one day considering what God might lay on my heart to write. I especially wanted to move into something after Easter that would keep the… Read more
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Mar 29 2018
Liar, Lunatic, or Lord
As we are in Holy Week, I share something that I believe God has given me to say specifically for this time. Normally I gauge my audience as those who are already in the faith and would consider themselves… Read more
Mar 15 2018
The Reckless Love Of God
“Safe?” said Mr. Beaver; “don’t you hear what Mrs. Beaver tells you? Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King, I tell you.” — C.S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch, and the… Read more
Mar 1 2018
The Willingness Of Jesus
Then a man with a serious skin disease came to Him and, on his knees, begged Him: “If You are willing, You can make me clean.”
Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched him. “I am… Read moreFeb 8 2018
The Good Shepherd
As much as I want to strike out boldly in 2018 and conquer giants in the land, I am too often paralyzed with fear to move forward. It’s been a year of new circumstances, that is certain. A cross-country… Read more
Jan 25 2018
The Investment Of Time
“The best use of life is love. The best expression of love is time. The best time to love is now.” Rick Warren
Of all the things we can offer another person in our lives, what is… Read more
Jan 18 2018
The Ultimate Trust Fall
Have you ever participated in a “trust fall”? You know, the game or perhaps team building exercise where you and a partner work together. One person falls blindly backwards while their partner is waiting to catch them before they… Read more
Jan 11 2018
Where Heart And Head Collide
In the beginning of a new year, I can have a tendency to over-analyze life. Admittedly, it’s self-imposed, but I think we all do this to some degree around December and January. Sometimes I think we put too much… Read more
Dec 28 2017
Hitting The Finish Line
It’s soon time to say goodbye to 2017. And what a year it’s been. On a national level, we’ve seen some pretty amazing and life-altering events. Who can forget the epic comeback of the New England Patriots to win… Read more
Dec 21 2017
From The Cradle To The Cross
Ever have one of those songs that so perfectly sums up the Gospel that it leaves you a mess every time you hear it? I’ve got one that I play every year at Christmastime: Bebo Norman’s“A Baby Born To Die.”… Read more
Dec 14 2017
Drop Everything And Worship
It’s a crazy feeling and honestly, it’s somewhat surreal. For the first time in 6 years, I am not on staff at a church preparing for the Christmas season. I’m not feverishly organizing chord charts for carols, putting together… Read more
Dec 7 2017
No Short-Cuts To The Process
Sometimes in life, we are tempted to take short-cuts. What are short-cuts? They are things we think will get us to our destination faster when in reality, they only hamstring our journey of faith. They can take a couple… Read more
Nov 30 2017
This Little Light Of Mine
As Christians we have a unique opportunity each day to point people to something that is bigger than ourselves. The love of Jesus Christ, displayed in His dual nature (fully human, yet fully divine) is an attribute we strive to… Read more
Nov 16 2017
Who We Are
I love the book of Ezekiel. If you haven’t read it, the overarching message is one of warning and admonishment to the Israelites; God’s chosen people. The nation has seen top-down wickedness and a falling away from the Lord. Ezekiel… Read more
Nov 9 2017
What's Your Story
I LOVE the power of setting the Gospel message to music. There’s just something about taking the impact of Jesus’ death and resurrection and writing songs about it. There have been several favorite hymns of mine that do this… Read more
Nov 2 2017
A Brush With Greatness
I grew up in Minnesota and if you the know the state at all, you know it prides itself as “The State of Hockey.” In Minnesota, hockey is almost a religion and from little on up, kids are introduced to…
Read moreOct 26 2017
All That You Leave Behind
As they were walking along the road, a man said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.”
Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.” …
Oct 5 2017
What Will People Think When They Hear That I'm A Jesus Freak?
The year was 1995. I was a senior in high school and finally starting to get through some of those “awkward life stages” but yet still geeky nonetheless (just picture acne accompanied by a mullet). I can remember music…
Read moreSep 28 2017
A New Season
For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1
I sometimes wonder if my openness and honesty in this blog is a little too much. I ask myself questions like "Do people…
Read moreSep 21 2017
Hurry Up And Wait
I’ve been reading through Proverbs lately. I love how verse by verse it wrecks me and then builds me back up again. It is so meaty and full of wise instruction and godly truth. One particular verse that keeps coming…
Read moreSep 7 2017
Finish The Race
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7
I’m always amazed by people that run. I’ve never been a runner and have never been accused of running too…
Read moreAug 31 2017
Good News vs. Fake News
Well we are seeing it in the media everyday, aren’t we? This idea of #fakenews…primarily stemming from a certain President and a certain cable news network. “Fake news” has become one of the buzzword phrases of 2017 and for good…
Read moreAug 24 2017
World Changers Wanted!
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with…
Read moreAug 17 2017
The Opposite Of Obedience Is Fear
I am not a great thinker or scholar. But I’ve come to realize that often some of my deepest insights happen when I'm in the shower. Maybe because it’s an area of forced solitude where the kids can’t get in…
Read moreAug 10 2017
Finish The Song
Right off the top, I’ve gotta be totally real about myself and declare something:
I have a problem finishing things.
It’s a startling revelation I know, ha! Whether it’s some personality trait I possess or just simply sheer…
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