Have you ever had an encounter that really teaches you something? I did a few days ago. I will set up the story with another story…. I literally “ran into” someone I knew in a group of other “more established”… Read more
Often times we view God and His word through the lenses that we have been taught or assumed ourselves to be right…I had a conversation with a friend yesterday and he shared something with me that, as a pastor I… Read more
Does it even matter what we do when no one is watching? Studying today I came across this paragraph and it really resonated with me. I’m going to be transparent for a moment – At times in my life I… Read more
Today I refuse to be more impressed with the size of my problems than I am with God’s ability to address them. How we immediately respond to a presented problem often reveals how we internally view God. I rarely watch… Read more
I read this quote today and felt it would be a great thing for others to hear as well… “You have authority over any storm you can sleep in.” Losing our peace usually involves making a mental agreement with a… Read more
If I had one prayer for myself in this season of my life it would be, “Lord, teach me to think…” I’ve come to realize that our thoughts mold our experiences more than any other single catalyst. As my dear… Read more
The word “repentance” properly interpreted is not “asking for forgiveness” & then striving to incorporate disciplines toward “righteous living”… It is actually much more simple. Repentance means to “change ones mind”. When you lear to think as God thinks about… Read more
It is so easy to reduce God in our lives to a formula once we discover a way that something “works”… However, in scripture I cannot find an event where Jesus performed a miracle in the same way twice —… Read more
Since the inception of sin in the earth, the covering of it (atonement) has always been based upon the worthiness of the sacrifice not the sin itself. The Priest never asked “What did you do?” the said, “Let me see… Read more
“A great many Christians pray and are excited for God to do a “New Thing” as long as He does it the way He always has…” – Aaron Davis We all process life & even God through the filter of… Read more