You may have people asking you to do a lot of things, but you may need to say “no” because you have determined what’s most important. Writing this blog and developing this material meant that I had to relinquish other things; things I was good at and knowledgeable in and enjoyed doing.   You’ve probably... Continue Reading

Why else were individuals created, but that God, loving all infinitely, should love each differently? . . . For doubtless the continually successful, yet never completed, attempt by each soul to communicate its unique vision of God to all others (and that by means whereof earthly art and philosophy are but clumsy imitations) is also... Continue Reading

Simon and Levi left everything and followed Jesus. This is not because either of them was a spiritual giant. But they had seen who Jesus is – and in that moment, they knew things would be different.   1. Jesus calls us to follow him Jesus is calling you to follow him. But if you... Continue Reading

When one of our idols is at the peak of their performance, we speak of their genius, their craft, and their glory, but even these artists, athletes, and other various greats are not the ultimate captains of their fate. Fading begins to uncover that reality ever so slowly, and sometimes quickly. God is not taking... Continue Reading

In a mysterious work of the unseen Holy Spirit…sorrow somehow begins to morph into an abiding hope. The tears that God is bottling somehow accumulate into a holy preparation by which we are being made ready for that tearless life: “For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond... Continue Reading

One cannot change his or her sex by subjectively identifying as such or by subjecting oneself to either hormonal treatments or a surgeon’s knife. It is simply not possible. And the notion that it ever was possible…was always going to end in pain, suffering, massive legal liability and the desecration of the Hippocratic Oath-based medical... Continue Reading

God is our heavenly Father. And like our parents, He’s committed to warning us about the dangers of life in this fallen world. In each warning, He is loving us. Each warning exhibits His patience, faithfulness, wisdom, and grace.…we should listen and obey.   Wisdom for Fools One of the devastating results of sin is... Continue Reading

You don’t need a perfect prayer. You don’t need 45 minutes of clarity. You just need one phrase to anchor you when the tide rises: “The Lord is at hand.”   We love Philippians 4:6-7. We quote it. We put it on coffee mugs and bumper stickers. We rehearse it in our minds when anxiety... Continue Reading

The question isn’t if you will teach them, it is what will you teach them. Teach them the truth.…If we give them all that they need to be able to think critically, but we never give them truth and sound doctrine, then the world will gladly swoop in with cheap replacements.   Children are all... Continue Reading

When we remain loyal to our family and friends at the expense of truth, we ruin everything. The potential for destruction is catastrophic. Sessions split. Diaconates dissolve. Churches crash. The father of lies is happy to see this. But when the name of the Truth is dishonored, everyone loses.   The pastor had finished opening... Continue Reading