April 2, 2020 – What do you do with the “different” accounts of Jesus in the four gospels? So many of the same stories appear in more than one of the writings, but the details can vary quite a bit. Wh...  Read More

Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth.-2 Timothy 2:15 (NASB) __________________________ Okay, so how can I...  Read More

If you stop growing, you start decaying. Staying the same just isn’t possible.-John Maxwell __________________________ So come on, let’s leave the preschool finger-painting exercises on Christ and get...  Read More

What a horrible word! There is absolutely no usage of the word “wasted” that has any positive connotation. I think immediately of something precious slipping through our hands without reaching its ful...  Read More

March 15, 2019 - I believe that today is a significant day in my life. It may sound unusual, but I have been dealing with a foul spirit that has been tormenting me since I was just a boy. Today, in pr...  Read More

Don’t set the affections of your heart on this world or in loving the things of the world. The love of the Father and the love of the world are incompatible. For all that the world can offer us—the gr...  Read More

March 9, 2019 – Yesterday, I felt God drawing me toward the concept of “fakeness.” The words “wanna-be” and “pretender” came to mind. First of all, what am I faking? I know I have lived a good portion...  Read More

Around the throne were twenty-four thrones; and upon the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white garments, and golden crowns on their heads.-Revelation 4:4 (NASB) __________________...  Read More

February 22, 2019 – I am really enjoying the book of Jude today. I cannot explain why, other than a change in my heart, but this trip through the letters of the New Testament has really called me out....  Read More

February 11, 2019 – Perfectionism and the innate desire to fix things can be helpful, but left unchecked, they can lead to pessimism and negativity. My advice to myself, “STOP IT!” This is not who you...  Read More

January 28, 2019 – I have reached a point in my life where I am no longer enamored by the outward appearance of holiness without the inward substance of authentic worship and biblical truth. Not that ...  Read More

January 24, 2019 – Something of personal legend stirs within me when I think of these words. Our diligence toward personal growth cannot be for our benefit alone. Just as in all other aspects of life,...  Read More