This has been a messy year. You don’t need me to list all the reasons why. You were there. You know that no matter how messy things get, I’m going to keep saying it—Jesus is real. Not only is he real, he is actively involved in the events of our lives, and we forget […]
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I want do something a little bit different today. I was spending time with the Lord, and the Lord had something he wanted me to say. Today, I don’t have a lesson on how you and I are meant to live as children of God. (Even though you know I love that and could […]
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Every area of our lives can be divided into what we preach and what we practice. Whether we’re talking about our health, our parenting, or our walk with God, our belief system is divided into what we know and what we do. In Christianity these concepts are sometimes called orthodoxy and orthopraxy. These are […]
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The election is coming in just a few days. What do we do? We can feel the tensions rising. We see what’s going on in the world, and if that’s where our focus stays, we will find ourselves deeply discouraged. As a pastor, I get asked all the time, “Who should I vote for?” […]
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As humans, we really like control. You might have noticed recently, we don’t have as much control as we’d like. Most of us didn’t choose the life events we have experienced. But even in the midst of all of it, we have the power to choose our target and our battle. Regardless of our […]
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