I’m sitting in my office working on some church stuff. My daughter, Haley, is sitting on the floor next to me reading a book for school. My daughter, Hannah, is in the living room working on her sight words for school with my wife. My dog is staring at me through the window next to my desk. And I leave in an hour to head to...
read moreEncouragement. We all need it but few receive it. One of the most repeated words of advice I receive from those familiar with church planting is “It’s the hardest thing you will ever do”. Over the past year I have found that to be true in every respect. However, I am overjoyed to say that the last several...
read moreThe last couple of weeks we have talked about going the distance in our faith by persevering and enduring in our faith. Having an unwavering sure confidence in God and letting that confidence play out in our actions pleases our father. Hebrews 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to...
read moreConfrontation: None of us like it, but most of us have to deal with it. Avoid it… Ignore it… Dance around it… Tackle it… All of us deal with conflict in our own way. But, what is the right way, the biblical way to deal with conflict. How do we confront someone and do so in a way that does not destroy the relationship. When...
read moreWe all need to vent at times. Life is full of hardships, burdens, and let downs. It feels good to get our problems off our chest. Hopefully you have a fellow believer that is willing to offer a compassionate listening ear. Problem is venting can over stay it’s welcome. People can only listen to so much of our garbage...
read moreIs it possible that non-believers are more interested in what we do than they are with what we believe? Perhaps we should spend equal if not more time on showing people what we believe rather than telling people what we believe. I posted this thought on my facebook page sometime last week. It is still lingering in my mind. The...
read moreThe Law What is it? What is its purpose? Why are we no longer bound by it? First let’s define what the law is. The law is the set of rules revealed by God through Moses. The first five books of the bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy, are known as “The Law”. The purpose of the law was to point...
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