Your future self will always see your present self as unwise and immature. That means you are currently a fool right now. – Tim Keller I just finished Drew Dyck’s latest book, “Your Future Self Will Thank You: Secrets to Self-Control from the Bible & Brain Science”. There is so much good stuff in this book, so I decided …
How does the Bible actually work? Peter Enns paints a beautiful picture of God’s people accepting the sacred responsibility of reimagining God for their time and place using the virtue of Wisdom. And when we read our Bibles, we also share in that same sacred responsibility of using wisdom to interpret Scripture in our context. The author masterfully helps see our part …
When I was diagnosed with Cancer in 2008, I had so many people say to me, “let me know if you need anything”. These people were caring, compassionate Christ-followers who genuinely meant it when they said it. While there was a lot of things that we needed, from help with the kids, to runs to the grocery, we only let those …
Do you have someone challenging you to pursue your dreams? Or are you surrounded by people who are feeding your complacency? One of the reasons that leaders don’t achieve their goals is that they don’t have mentors pushing them. Recently I met with a pastor who was very discouraged with their ministry assignment. They didn’t think they would ever be able to …
“Is it okay to skip church?” This is a question that no one has ever asked me. And I can understand why, because they know what I am going to say. As a pastor, I may be biased in my answer, but I am going to share it anyway because I care about my flock. I love the people who attend …
I learned a very important lesson early on in our marriage. When I asked Stacy how she was doing, and she responded, “I’m fine”, she really wasn’t fine. In fact, every time she replied with that phrase, there was something significantly wrong, but she didn’t want to talk about it yet. I learned my lesson the hard way. The truth was …
Here are my thoughts on Luke 1:68-79. What did God show you? Leave a comment below.
This is the prayer liturgy that I pray in the morning. Address Father God, creator of heaven and earth, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, God of Israel, God and Father of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, True and Living God who is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, Have mercy and hear my prayer. First Prayers O …
Check out my thoughts on Malachi 3:1-4. Leave a comment below with your thoughts.