He Meets You Where You Can Love Him
In John 21, Jesus meets Peter in his imperfect love and commissions him anyway. What that means for your faith might change how you follow Jesus.
In John 21, Jesus meets Peter in his imperfect love and commissions him anyway. What that means for your faith might change how you follow Jesus.
Struggling with doubt or confusion in a world that’s drifting from truth? Discover how 2 Thessalonians 2 reminds us that God’s Word still holds the line and how you can stand firm with grace and clarity.
As we continue to walk through the book of Romans, we pause for four simple verses that are jam packed with power. If you’ve been in the church world for any length of time, I sure hope you’ve at least heard part of this. Here are the verses on which we’re focusing this week. I…
The common text for the week following Christmas is the presentation of Jesus in the temple. But why is this something important to study? Why does the church look at this particular section nearly every year after Christmas? What is there for us to learn from this passage? 22 And when the time came for their…
Have you ever wondered what was on your pastor’s heart? Like what got him excited in the morning? What keeps him up at night? What breaks his heart or brings a smile to his face? There are three short verses in a small letter in the Bible that really drive at what’s on a pastor’s…
The life of the person who claims to follow Jesus should be encompassed by love. Instead we make it about rules, attendance, offerings, and so many other secondary items that are important but not the main thing. Throughout the Bible, we’re told to love. We’re called to love God and love neighbor. So if we’re…
Have you ever done the terrifying task of moving furniture in your home? Ok so it’s not all that terrifying but it could be! Let me explain. In our home, we most of the time eat in the kitchen but sometimes we’ll overflow into the living room. When we have more guests into our home…
Communication is a tough business. You can craft your message. You can select your words. You can work on inflection and delivery. If it’s printed material, you diligently work on type face and word spacing and all the cool graphic things. But there is a time when certain things are out of your control. Some…
This world is a hot mess! I don’t really know how else to say it. People are fighting. Accusations are flying all over the place. Everyone things that their way the is the best way. We want things to get better and honestly many think that better is tied to a policy or person. But…
Power. Money. Prestige. These are all things that many people in the world today want. We’ll do what we have to do to gain any of these. As a matter of fact, in the world’s eyes, these are markers of success. But there is a better way. Not that money or power or positional authority…