I love these words from Jesus: “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”  Matthew 11:28-29 Do you ever get tired of […]

2 Corinthians 13:4–For he was crucified in weakness, but lives by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but in dealing with you we will live with him by the power of God. One of the more helpful ways to look at life in Christ, is to see “our walk” as […]

Jesus is not our Savior only once. He needs to be our Savior daily! Just like my wife is not a wife only on our wedding day. She’s my wife until death do us apart. When I first became a Christian, the circle that I was in emphasized the doctrine of “once saved, always saved” so much […]

1 Corinthians 3:6–For we are God’s fellow workers. You are God’s field, God’s building. It’s not uncommon to have the idea “that if I just live right ,and not be as evil as what is going on in the world”, than that is enough.  Though that may help alleviate our individual “ills” to society.  God […]

I’m sure if David was evaluated by a psychologist today, he would be diagnosed with bipolar. So often in his psalms, he seems so depressed and negative and then all of sudden, he’s praising God and joyful in Him! For example in Psalm 69:1,  “For the waters have come up to my neck.  I sink […]

2 Corinthians 10:17-18–“Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.” 18 For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends. When we think of the things we find satisfaction and accomplishment in, we usually derive those standards and achievements from what we desire, or what […]

You can’t learn to trust unless you are willing to take a risk. If you want to be safe all the time, you won’t trust anyone. But that “safety” is an illusion and chasing after the wind. It is when we take a risk and do something “unsafe,” that is when we are truly safe. […]

Psalm 4:4-5–Be angry, and do not sin;  ponder in your own hearts on your beds, and be silent. Selah 5 Offer right sacrifices, and put your trust in the Lord. I’m always reminded in traffic just how impatient I am, and reactionary I am tempted to be.  As if life, especially traffic, is to flow […]

Mondays are my favorite (Although, I love Sundays, too!).  I am not being sarcastic. Although I go to work on Mondays (school), compare to other days, it is the lightest and the furthest away from the stressful days. As a pastor, my tough days are Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. I’m usually finishing up the sermon, at a […]

As I am reading through the Book of Genesis, I’m struck by how one act of either obedience or disobedience makes such a huge impression on God that it will determine for many generations how things will go for them. For example, the act of Abraham willing to sacrifice his son, Isaac, at the altar. […]