In plotting out a blog series for this upcoming month, I was stirred to think about the faith we possess. In my own life, I wrestle with how well I understand what I believe and whether or not I can…
Read moreMar 3 2021
Mar 3 2021
In plotting out a blog series for this upcoming month, I was stirred to think about the faith we possess. In my own life, I wrestle with how well I understand what I believe and whether or not I can…
Read moreJan 27 2021
I hope this series “New Beginnings” has been an encouragement for you. Let’s be honest. January is a long month. We start out with the hope of a new year where everything sort of has a climatic point; even before…
Read moreJan 6 2021
Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. Isaiah 43:19
We’ve all had a lot of time to reflect…
Read moreDec 30 2020
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in…
Read moreNov 25 2020
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
We’re in a month that centers around “thankfulness” as we celebrate Thanksgiving…one of my favorite…
Read moreNov 11 2020
(Originally posted 8-21-19)
“Abundance isn’t God’s provision for me to live in luxury. It’s his provision for me to help others live. God entrusts me with His money not to build my kingdom on earth, but to build His kingdom…
Read moreNov 4 2020
See, I have set the land before you. Go in and take possession of the land that the LORD swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to them and to their offspring after them.…
Read moreSep 30 2020
Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. Colossians 4:2
Well we are here after a month focused on prayer, ending at a point which I think makes logical sense. These prayer points have taken ever-widening circles. First we looked…
Read moreSep 23 2020
Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. Colossians 4:2
This has been an eye-opening few weeks for me in composing these blogs. I have had the opportunity to refocus and recenter my prayer life and I hope you have…
Read moreSep 16 2020
Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. Colossians 4:2
We are at the half-way point of this month and continuing on in this series on prayer. This has not been so much a series about what prayer looks like…
Read moreSep 9 2020
Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. Colossians 4:2
We’re just getting started in a 5-part series that is focused on prayer. The title “Prayer Points” comes from the idea that we are intentional and specific about who and…
Read moreAug 26 2020
And behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she learned that He [Jesus] was reclining at table in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster flask of ointment, and standing behind Him at His feet, weeping, she…
Read moreAug 19 2020
When Esther’s words were reported to Mordecai, he sent back this answer: “Do not think that because you are in the king’s house you alone of all the Jews will escape. For if you remain silent at this time, relief…
Read moreAug 12 2020
We started last week with a topic that I will admit is not the most popular. It’s not popular to talk about things like repentance and correction. It’s not popular to mention to Christians the areas we’ve missed the mark…
Read moreAug 5 2020
Back in 2018, I wrote a pair of blogs that were addressed to the American Christian. The points I felt I needed to make rendered the article several paragraphs long and it made sense to dispense with the points over…
Read moreJul 8 2020
Let me start off this week pulling back the curtain a bit on my process for writing. Just for full disclosure! If you’ve followed this blog for any certain length of time, you’ve probably noticed that it may lag at…
Read moreJul 1 2020
As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet,
“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of the Lord,
make His paths straight.
Every valley shall be filled,
and every mountain…
May 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 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 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 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 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 moreJan 22 2020
As we move through this month (is there any month that feels longer than January?), we are looking at the year stretching out before us. I mentioned it before in this series’ opening blog (Moving Into A New…
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