“So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.  Th...  Read More

“So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek...  Read More

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16)I was 21 years old and spending a lot of time in ministr...  Read More

"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.” (Matthew 5:6)What comes to mind when you hear the word “righteous,” and what is your understanding of what it mean...  Read More

Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a member of the Jewish ruling council. He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one cou...  Read More

Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. (1 Corinthians 15:58)A...  Read More

“Early in the morning Samuel got up and went to meet Saul, but he was told, "Saul has gone to Carmel. There he has set up a monument in his own honor and has turned and gone on down to Gilgal.” (1 Sam...  Read More

“When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly.” (1 Peter 2:23)Lately I have found that when...  Read More

“So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” (2 Corinthians 4:18)This past Sunday, I began preaching through the book ...  Read More

Today’s post is adapted from the October 4th, 2016 post.As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet wit...  Read More

Today’s post is adapted from the February 28th, 2017 post. “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” (Galatia...  Read More

“Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners-- of whom I am the worst. But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the wo...  Read More

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” (2 Corinthians 5:17)  This past Sunday, during my sermon on overcoming guilt and shame, I discussed the i...  Read More

“Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. Better to be lowly in spirit and among the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud.” (Proverbs 16:18-19)In the last chapter Paul’...  Read More

Today’s post is adapted from the May 12th, 2015 post.“Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measur...  Read More

Today’s post is adapted from the August 1st, 2017 post.“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” (Matthew 5:8)Every month, I try to spend one work day away from the day-to-day responsibi...  Read More

“There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.” (Galat...  Read More

“Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.” (James 1:17)This week, I am beginning an online book study w...  Read More

Today’s post is adapted from the November 15th, 2016 post.“Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.” (Psalm 4...  Read More

“Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?’ And I said, ‘Here am I. Send me!’” (Isaiah 6:8)This past Sunday, we sang a gospel song called “Use Me” for the ...  Read More

Today’s post is adapted from the November 9th, 2010 post.I grew up going to church; however, God did not truly become real until I was 18, right at the beginning of college, as the result of attending...  Read More

“My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires.” (James 1:19...  Read More

Today’s post is adapted from the October 10th, 2017 Pulse “And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.” (Luke 22:44)I recently complete...  Read More

“They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious. ‘Peace, peace,’ they say, when there is no peace.” (Jeremiah 8:11) Last week, I read a lengthy article on the Financial Times website ...  Read More