Luke 14:13-14–But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind,  14 and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. You will be repaid at the resurrection of the just.” If you’re parent or work/serve in any place that requires that you continually give, than you know the […]

What if I gave all my math students 100% for the final grade regardless of how they are doing now? And I told them so, therefore they know their final grade is an A no matter what. And what if I told them that to make that happened, I stripped myself of all my college […]

I’m the most miserable when my eyes are focused on me. The more I look in, the more depressed I get! Therefore, it does me much good to get to my school early and take a stroll at a nearby park, taking in God’s beauty in it. If anything, it helps to take my eyes […]

Exodus 8:15–But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he hardened his heart and would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had said.  Though growing up I didn’t have any religious models of true reverence towards God.  What I do remember from television, is the desperation shown towards prayer to God […]

Today is our church’s 8 year anniversary. We will be celebrating it this coming Sunday. Those of you who can, hopefully you will make it! These have been most adventuresome 8 years of my life. It felt like riding a rollercoaster at times. There are times when I’m at the top of the rail looking down at […]

Exodus 6:9-Moses spoke thus to the people of Israel, but they did not listen to Moses, because of their broken spirit and harsh slavery. If you ever been through something that left you broken and hardened towards every outside influence in your life, than you understand that listening, has a lot to do with our […]

What goals have you set for yourself? Is there an over-arching goal that trumps all the other goals? I have many goals I have set for myself. Such as, work out 3 times a week, read 3 books a month, read through the Bible once a year, spend more time with the family, etc. However, […]

If I have led you to believe that Christian growth will only come from beholding (looking at) Christ, then I have not been complete. Certainly, we are to look to Christ and behold His glory to admire Him and love Him (2 Cor 3:18). But that picture could be misleading as the mental image of beholding […]

Job 20:20-“Because he knew no contentment in his belly, he will not let anything in which he delights escape him. If there was something in your life that you could attain, that you believe would give you contentment, what would that be?  When this question is asked, we tend to “cleanse” our desires and regulate […]

When I was a youth pastor, a father of a youth came into my office and said that he could trust me even though he didn’t know me that well. His reason? “People who love children can be trusted,” he said. He himself was a lover of children. He coached a youth soccer team until […]