Christian Life
Preserved by Him, Phased By Nothing: Lessons from Joshua 1
Transcript: "I Promise, I promise I promise." We often will say these words wether we mean them or not. My grandma use to say that we make "Pie Crust Promises." A Pie crust promise is something that is easily made and easily broken. But that's us. God doesn't do that. When he makes a promise, he keeps it every time. without fail....
Engage in the Fight Against Human Trafficking
There are hundreds of causes that we can engage with on a daily basis. While they are all important, few deal with human dignity and the preservation of the image of God like the fight against human trafficking. Statistics tells that every 30 seconds another human is a victim of human trafficking (that means that 2 people have become victims just...
God’s Love Finds Us in Unexpected Places
In the heat of the summer night, Carrie stood in line to get in. Her hair was all done up. Her make-up was perfect. Her cloths were in style and probably the type that her dad did not want her to go out of the house wearing. Every guy gave her a glance. That was just what she wanted. As...
Git Rid of Shame and Find Freedom
We’ve all got ‘em – those secret mistakes we never want anyone to know. The things we delight in when we are in private, but would die of embarrassment if they ever came public. You know what I’m talking about, don’t you? Unless you are a superhero — or at least superhuman — you’re probably ashamed of something. There’s a...
Sufficent Savior: Embracing Christ in Our Deepest Need (Acts 4:1-12)
Here are my Study Notes on Acts 4.1-12
Finding the Courage to Get Back in the Game When You Don’t Feel Like It
My dad was a linebacker for the Air Force Academy football team, and he told me this story: After the huddle broke, he approached the line. My dad is a pretty big guy, but when he saw who he was up against, he didn’t feel so big anymore. He explains how his opponent was larger than life and even...
Learning to Love God Even When I Don’t Feel Like It
Wanting to be closer to God is something that all of us should long. Like a person who has not eaten in a while groans for a good meal, we too should deeply desire to feast on the presence of God. We must desire the divine. But what does that mean? What brings on this type of hunger? What...
What We Can Learn From The Healing of a Blind Man At Bethsaida – Mark 8:22-26
And they came to Bethsaida. And some people brought to him a blind man and begged him to touch him. And he took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village, and when he had spit on his eyes and laid his hands on him, he asked him, “Do you see anything?” And he...
How to Share Your Heart and Still be Heard
Recently I've had to have some conversations with people that have been hard - to say the least. Truth has had to be spoken, otherwise it would have left a gap in integrity or shared love. I do not like conflict, I'd rather run a marathon than face conflict (and that's saying a lot, because I really hate to run)....