The gospel in me and through me!
They say, “Nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Well, I filed my taxes two weeks ago, and this week my grandfather, Lyle Martin, and Christa’s uncle, John Miller, both passed away. Death is never welcome, and … Read More
Occasionally, children will jokingly tease their younger siblings that the reason they are the way they are is because the younger sibling was supposedly adopted prior to their explicit memory development. This line of teasing typically results in the child … Read More
Paul must think Jesus is pretty important. In the first two verses of Ephesians alone, he mentions Jesus’s name three times. He references himself as an apostle of Christ Jesus, that he’s writing to the saints who are faithful in … Read More
If you are anything like me, your spouse has to remind you that your overly optimistic outlook is often unrealistic. Thankfully my wife helps bring balance to my optimistic ambitions more times than not. Optimism can be a good thing, … Read More
Much has been said about the difficulties of the past year. The pandemic, lockdowns, and numerous other difficulties made 2020 a year to remember and complain about. I admit that complaining is one of the first responses of my sinful … Read More
Watching the cycle of seasons each year is always fascinating to me. But no other season excites me more than the season of spring. The cold of winter fades with the arrival of warmer temperatures. New life begins to rapidly … Read More
The word hosanna is so closely associated with Palm Sunday and the triumphal entry that we can easily overlook it. The word appears twice in Mark’s account of the original Palm Sunday providing a bookend of the crowd’s singing of Psalm 118:26 … Read More
How can we sing the Lord’s song in a foreign land? So asks the psalmist in Psalm 137 as the children of Israel found themselves to be exiles in the foreign land of Babylon. Being so far from Zion, the … Read More
Waiting can be so frustrating. The average American spends 58.6 hours a year waiting at traffic intersections. If you’re anything like me, I struggle to decide what is more vexing: waiting at traffic lights each day or waiting in line … Read More
Habakkuk had a unique opportunity. When he called on God, God answered him with specifics about His plan that we won’t receive. However, although we don’t know the details of God’s plan, we aren’t immune from responding like Habakkuk did. … Read More