The gospel in me and through me!
The death of Christ is one of the most climactic moments in the Bible. It stands as the most horrifying, yet beautiful act of love the world has ever known. The atoning sacrifice of Christ on the cross changed everything, … Read More
God often works in ways that are counterintuitive to our thinking. Palm Sunday is a great example of this, especially when we consider the religious leaders. In his account of the events of Palm Sunday, Luke notes that Jesus’s disciples … Read More
There are seasons of life when the presence of God may seem distant. The reasons for this can vary a great deal. But in the end, it always comes back to our human perspective, regardless of how skewed it might … Read More
Psalm 19 compares God’s Word to honey, saying that the Scriptures are “sweeter … than honey and the drippings of the honeycomb.” Sweetness adds pleasure to our eating, so to say that the Scriptures are sweet is at least to … Read More
As a parent and a pastor, the topic of sin is frequently discussed. Needless to say, there is nothing enjoyable about confronting sin in our lives, or anyone else’s for that matter. It certainly is not a popular subject that … Read More
Evaluating the visions of Revelation can be a tricky and confusing business. Some of the things that John sees seem to make perfect sense to us, like when he sees war and famine, but other aspects of his vision are … Read More
Each day we attempt to take control of our lives. From the time we wake up to the moment we fall asleep, we do everything within our power to accomplish the tasks at hand, fulfill our ideal expectations, and secure … Read More
Humility is a complicated virtue. Many of us see the value in it, especially when we read that God resists the proud and gives grace to the humble. However, we find it to be a difficult virtue to quantify in … Read More
For many of us, alarm clocks are a necessary evil; they wake us up to a reality that our flesh would prefer did not exist. They remind us of our daily responsibilities, ongoing stress or conflict, our physical aches, and … Read More
If you’ve watched any amount of television in your lifetime, you’ve probably seen advertisements for laundry detergents that speak in glowing terms of their stain-removing powers. In the ads, the detergents seem to effortlessly remove stains leaving colors brighter and … Read More