The gospel in me and through me!
Our lives often mimic a roller coaster more than they do a long, straight stretch of highway in the plains. From joy to affliction and back again, the ups and downs of life often leave us questioning God’s attention and … Read More
In Ephesians 6 Paul emphasizes that the struggles the Ephesian church faced were not a matter of flesh and blood, but a spiritual struggle against unseen forces of wickedness. We have no reason to think that the same isn’t true … Read More
Our ways are not God’s ways. God does what He pleases, and what He does is always good and always best. One of God’s works is to ordain human government. Although He is sovereign over all and His decrees cannot … Read More
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