The Stubborn Rebellion: Reflecting on Isaiah 30, Part One
This particular chapter of Isaiah caught my eye recently. Reflecting on current events, and especially how they’ve shaped the Church today, I believe there is much insight to be gleaned from Isaiah 30. I encourage you to read the chapter…
Pursuing Glory: A Rebuttal
It’s Holy Week, and my jaw dropped when I read an article posted in Christianity today on April 1, 2021 (Good Friday) titled “Jesus Was the God-Man, Not the God-Superman.” (Read it here to follow along with the information I’ll…
Nevertheless: The Call to Wake Up, Wise Up, and Rise Up
Our world is in uproar. Fear rages on. Misrepresentations of good, acceptable living abound. It’s easier to conform to the standard-setters around us than to the Bible.
A Reflection on Psalm 84
You were made for more! Do you feel that longing? That thirsting?
Knocking on the Door: A Plea for the Laodicean Church
Do you hear Him? He’s knocking on the door… The sign says He is welcome, and yet the door is locked shut. In flinging wide the entrance for any and all to come— to fill the seats, pass the bucket,…
Fun with Acrostics: A Reflection on Philippians 4:8
I don’t know about you, but sometimes I see a long list of characteristics and traits in the Bible and struggle to slow my brain down enough to reflect on each word. It’s easier to skim over the entire list…
Digging into Colossians: Chapter Four
Ready to dig through this last chapter with me? Let’s start by reading through chapter four here. Three main points came to mind that I’d love to expose in greater detail with you: Prayer Changes Things Live Wisely Remember My…
Digging into Colossians: Chapter Two
Three main thoughts from chapter two: unity among believers, roots growing deep. and don't be captured...
Sitting Our “Selfs” Down
“He must become greater; I must become less.” – John 3:30 NIV These words of John the Baptist are counter-intuitive in today’s culture where self-promotion is pervasive. Self-fulfillment. Self-consciousness. Self-love. Self-sufficiency. Self-development. Self-help. Self Self Self. When John the Baptist’s followers…
Sometimes the Light Hurts
Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. It is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. But everything exposed by the light becomes visible—and everything that is illuminated becomes a light. This is why…