Grace is the Answer to Our Failures
For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace. Romans 6:14 When I was younger and played basketball for a youth league, I remember a "run-in" I had with Coach Hampton. He was a larger than life figure who wore [...]
Sin Trades Your Cadillac for a Yugo
So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus. Let not sin, therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions. Romans 6:11-12 "I'm trying so hard to live the Christian life, but things don't seem to work out. [...]
The Anxiety of Unknown Possibilities
Cast all your cares on Him because He cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7 Transparency is sometimes difficult for me because of the expectations I place on myself. Being a pastor carries a ton of weight and responsibilities, especially in times like these. But today, I want to be [...]
We Sing Because His Mercy is Fresh
Oh sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth! Sing to the LORD, bless His name; tell of His salvation from day to day. Declare His glory among the nations, His marvelous works among all the peoples! Psalm 96:1-3 My daughter and I [...]
Searching for Heaven in a World of Princes
Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation. Psalm 146:3 Sometimes, the most straightforward verses teach us the most. When God wrote Scripture, He did not write it so that we would spend countless hours trying to discover its hidden [...]
Dad Has Two Important Privileges
The righteous who walks in his integrity— blessed are his children after him! Proverbs 20:7 Dads teach their children all kinds of things. How to cut the grass, how to edge the yard, how to change the oil, how to change a tire, how to obey, how to catch [...]