The Powerful Romans 15:13 Meaning (how to live with HOPE)
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by …
The Powerful Meaning Of James 1:2-4 (count it all joy)
Count it all joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces …
The Powerful Meaning Of Romans 12:12 (joyful in hope and patient in affliction)
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Romans 12:12 The meaning of Romans 12:12 should be both an encouragement and a challenge …
Anger and Hope (trusting God after miscarriage)
Men and Miscarriage… My journey through a miscarriage and what I learned.
3 Ways to Find Satisfaction in Our Lives
Have you ever wondered why it is that every time we watch the news it is nothing but death, bombings, and political corruption? Is life …
Confessions of a People-Pleaser (And How to Move On)
I know this girl who thinks she has to accept the responsibility for the happiness of others… That girl is me.
5 Things To Do When God Isn’t Answering Your Prayers
Did I pray the wrong prayer? Why even bother to pray if the answer is no? What do I do now?
Why Church Matters
Church attendance is slipping and people are valuing Church less and less. Why does Church matter? Can we get Christian community elsewhere?
The Church Needs to Change
Change is one thing that does not come easy to any church. Which is pure irony; For the church is the place where God cultivates people to change. Since the inception of the church in Acts chapter 1, change has been an immense struggle. But change is what the Church desperately needs.
Don’t Worry. Be Happy.
We worry about small things and let little issues ruin our day. To summarize Paul tells us to not worry and be happy. God has saved us and we have nothing to fear.
{Philippians 2:1-4} Pause & Reflect Devotional
In Philippians 2:1-4 Paul challenges us to move from selfish to selfless.
I Am Not Good Enough (and that’s okay)
I’m confronted everyday with a reality that I don’t really care to acknowledge. I am not good enough. I’m a terrible follower of Jesus. With my words I’m great, but my actions rarely back it up. I’m far more selfish than I care to admit with my wife. As a pastor I’m regularly confronted with issues I have no clue how to deal with. In the most important areas of my life I am not good enough to do them even remotely well.
{1 John 2:15-17} Stop & Reflect
“Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world. And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever.” 1 John 2:15-17 (NLT)
Why I’m Not Worried About the Election
I can’t stand election season. The smear campaigns. The empty promises. The arguments that erupt on social media. The politicians that quote scripture for their own gain. It all rubs me the wrong way.