Ask God For Good Gifts
Ask God For Good Gifts A young boy named Liam harbored a profound desire, one that went beyond material possessions. He longed for more time with his dad, who, due to work commitments, seemed constantly occupied. What Liam didn’t understand is that his father was self-employed. He had the power to work the number of […]
Don’t Build Offense
Don’t Build Offense Are you easily annoyed? When I am in a bad mood, the smallest thing can set me off. When I am emotionally unhealthy, my response to the actions of others can be incredibly immature. My wife has this habit of putting pills in her mouth then talking. I don’t know why. It’s like […]
Renewed By Grace
Renewed by Grace Christians love the fact that God is so close to us. However, it doesn’t always feel like God is with us, even though He is. Sometimes it feels like God is nowhere to be found. All of us are like a bucket with a bunch of little holes in it. When we learn […]
How to Pray
How to Pray What does your prayer life look like? Have you scheduled a time for prayer every day? The purpose of prayer is not to get things out of God. It’s to build intimacy with God. If you start a conversation with God by asking Him for a new truck, you might get a new […]
Breaking the Chains of Father Wounds
Breaking the Chains of Father Wounds In Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, there is a theme of forgiveness and generosity that seems almost naïve. To internalize this teaching, we need to reflect on one of the hardest people to forgive, our fathers. Fathers inevitably cause wounds because no father is perfect. These wounds, also known […]
God Blesses Hurting People
God Blesses Hurting People Jesus spent most of His time with tax collectors, zealots, prostitutes, beggars, and outcasts. When you read the story of Jesus in the gospels, you read about regular interactions with the lonely, the least, and the lost. When He talks to political elites, He rebukes them. When He talks to sinners, […]
Don’t Forget to Feast
Don’t Forget to Feast Jesus healed many people, but His first miracle didn’t heal anyone. For His first miracle, he turned water into wine. Why was this His first miracle? I believe it was for two reasons: Jesus turned water into wine to honor His mother. Exodus 20:12 Honor your father and mother. Then you […]
God Will Make You
God Will Make You Our world loves leadership. It’s all the rage. We have been trained to relentlessly pursue leadership and the power and wealth that it brings. If you are a Christian, one thing is blatantly clear: followership is greater than leadership. Scripture says much more about how to follow than it does about how […]