I so dislike the term "singleness." When I hear it, it's made to sound like an illness or disease- something you want to get away from or healed of; something you only tolerate until you "break out" and become married. I think “singlehood” is a...
Such a daunting question. Jesus is teaching his disciples about persistent faith—the kind that’s constant, steady, and never gives up. And then he asks this question: “But when the Son of Man returns, how many will he find on the earth who have faith?” “Persistent,”...
Thousands of prayers… over 6 decades of them, and my faithful God has not ever turned a deaf ear to a single one. He has never failed me yet. He has yet to disappoint me. He has not taken back one of his promises. And...
It’s morning. Light breaks though the darkness and illuminates the world around us; dawn presents a fresh canvas on which to live a new day, and a glorious opportunity to begin again. Yesterday is history. Today is the day we do it again- do it...
Graduation brings a swell of emotions as parents launch their kids out into the world, and young grads wide-eyed with excitement anticipate the adventure ahead. It’s bittersweet- but as Dr. Seuss said, “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” Amid celebrations, gifts, tassels and...
Freedom is costly. It comes at a great price; fought for and bought at the risk of the lives of men and women of conviction– determined to win that freedom not merely for themselves, but for people they most likely would never know– like you...
The culture’s norms have infiltrated the Church to the extent that there is now a *movement* of Christianity that is, for lack of a better term, more politically correct, more lenient, more liberal. It’s called “Progressive Christianity” – but in no way is this movement...
A sober mind is a highly functioning mind. To be sober-minded is to be alert, sharp in our thinking, and clearheaded. Spiritually speaking, it means to not be intoxicated by the world. Intoxication (of any kind) is dangerous— it means to be ignorant or brainless,...
Why is it so hard for us to pay attention; to keep our attention on one thing at a time? I addressed this in my recent podcast (link in bio): We are distracted people, living in a world full of distractions, devised by the devil...
When we receive Jesus Christ, he says, “Come, follow me, and I will make you into something. I'll make you to become something” (Mark 1:17, my paraphrase). So, we see here that it’s a pursuit to follow Jesus. It means to come behind him, to stick...