There are many motivations that can be observed in our lives that demonstrate why we do what we do.
For instance, let’s look at the law of the land. If I don’t break the speed limit, it’s not because I love the law, it’s because I fear paying a speeding ticket. If not for fear of the ticket, I would probably speed more than I do. Read more…
Over the years, I’ve heard or been a part of endless conversations about the relationship between grace, faith and works.
I don’t mean to oversimplify things or overcomplicate things in this never-ending discussion, but after so long, you have to come up with an explanation that you can live with. Read more…
One of the most difficult things to do as a follower of Jesus is to understand when to speak up in regards to our faith. And, just to clarify, when I say, “speak up” I mean with a literal, audible voice, or sign-language if you are deaf – not a social media platform. Read more…
When I became a minister, I suddenly had loads of sympathy for every minister that I’ve ever known because I suddenly realized what those men were up against. I can also sympathize with the congregants of the church, because, like them, I too was a pew sitter for many years. Read more…
If all goes to plan, in less than two weeks, our mission team will be worshiping at a little church in the mountainous rainforest of southeastern Honduras.
We will be busy building a new school, working with the students of the village in whatever form their current school is in, and also providing a soccer clinic for those same students. Read more…
Teach to Grow
It’s very common to hear Bible teachers say something along the lines of, “When I teach, I learn more than anyone else.”
When we think about it, it makes sense. If someone attempts to teach us something, we may get it, or we may not. Most commonly, I think, we get part of it.
But to teach something, we must first grasp the subject ourself on some level. Read more…
Answering Stereotypes
If it were not for some shadow of truth, stereotypes wouldn’t exist. But just because they exist, doesn’t mean that we have to be guilty of using them to easily and conveniently label people.
In fact, I believe that it’s wrong altogether to use stereotypes, for the simple fact that no matter what the stereotype, even if it’s true of some, it most certainly will not be true of all. Read more…
What Will You Teach Them?
I could not comprehend the love I would have for my children until they arrived. I have loved friends and family members and my wife, so I thought I understood what it meant to love another person.
But then my kids were born and, words truly fail me, I cannot explain my love for them. Read more…
The summer between my freshman and sophomore years in high school, my mother and I moved from a larger town to a smaller town.
Athletically speaking, I went from a baseball team with twenty players, to a team with only nine. And just in case you aren’t familiar with baseball, there are nine defensive positions on a baseball field. Read more…
I’ve been working on a new, temporary series, to fit in between Acts 13, which we just finished, and Acts 14, which we’ll begin in a few weeks.
What I aim to do with the series is to answer several questions, and do away with misguided ideas, about death, the final judgment and the afterlife. Read more…
