Evangelist/Podcaster/Creator/Author
The Path of Discipleship “‘If anyone wants to follow after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me will save it. What does it benefit someone if he gains the whole world,…
Warning Lights
We’ve all had the moment. Perhaps it occurred in the middle of a long drive. A warning light previously inert suddenly flicks on with an incandescent appeal for our attention. As a driver, my brain immediately begins processing what the warning means and what steps must be taken. But there’s one warning light that I have routinely ignored, and if you’ve driven long enough, you’re probably guilty of it too…
GLORY DAYS “Do not say, ‘Why were the old days better than these?’ For it is not wise to ask such questions.” – Ecclesiastes 7:10 Nostalgia has a way of sneaking up on me, sometimes it comes in the words of a favorite book, the lyrics of a song “I haven’t heard since high school,”…
“You’re such a Pharisee.” Or so the rebuke goes. Typically, it’s an end to all further discussion and represents a point in evangelism or debate when the points have all been made, and yet there’s still disagreement between the two parties. While this is typically just a dismissive way to end a conversation, is it…
“I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked” – Psalm 73:3 Have you ever observed those who seem to lead a lavish lifestyle with little regard for spiritual pursuits and felt a twinge of envy? This sentiment isn’t unique to our times. Consider Asaph, a psalmist from the era of David…
Ephesians 2:4-9 But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6 and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places…
I’ve always wondered how “Rock-a-bye Baby” became a lullaby. I find it to be a little too dark for the job. Somehow the image of breaking branches and falling babies “cradle and all” sounds more likely to cause nightmares for mother and child rather than peaceful rest. Be that as it may, after all these…
How was your day? Most of us answer that question reflexively, and usually, that answer depends on what has happened to us over the last few hours. Maybe we received a parking ticket– “Ahh, not so good.” Maybe you received a promotion at work– “Today is great!” Overall most days are just like other days….
Matthew 5:8 (KJV) Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. What does it mean to be pure in heart? Like so many other words, purity has lost its way throughout the evolution of our language. For many, the notion of purity is simply an avoidance of sin; particularly, sexual immorality. Is…