Christian living

No Room For Fear

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Have Joy And Hope Lately, all I see is fear and panic. Toilet paper has become the new security blanket. At the root of it all is still the same problem that’s always been there. Trusting in ourselves will cause us to fear the unknown. When life all depends on us, we will feel the […]

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Grief And Trust

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Who Has Know His Mind Or Counseled Him? As Christians, we take great comfort in knowing that God is in control. But what happens when we experience loss or grief that hits home so hard it leaves us breathless? Where is God during those times? Do we get angry with him? Do we think He […]

Faith

Shake The Dust If Needed

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The Numbers Are His Sometimes, in ministry circles, people bring a business mindset. This mindset can drowned out the voice of the Holy Spirit. As a Pastor, I remember feeling the unspoken and constant pressure of “Are your numbers growing quickly?” Over time, this question began to reshape my mind toward keeping people happy rather […]

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With God, All Things Are Possible

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Faith is a process that requires impossible challenges to stimulate growth. As I read this section of scripture today, two phrases stood out to me: “He did not waiver in unbelief” “But grew strong in faith” It is possible to trust God with just a little faith. When we do we begin to see more […]

Faith

How Do I truly Find God?

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I’ve spent the last 30+ years of my life helping people to seek God. This has prompted a ton of conversations and questions. I have been asked, “How did you find God?” To that I simply reply, “You have to seek Him like your life depends on it, because it does!” People often say, “Why […]

Faith

By Faith Not By Sight

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I am a man who is richly blessed. Not blessed because of my own efforts but because of God’s faithfulness to lead me. Over twenty years ago, Amanda and I began our journey of foster care and adoption. I was an assertive young man seeking to change the world. I thought that would take place […]

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The Blind See And The Seeing Choose Blindness

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This passage comes on the heels of Jesus healing the blind man on the Sabbath. The Pharisees have already grilled Jesus who has tried to explain to them who He was many times. Prior to the healing He was asked who sinned in regard to the blindness, him or his parents. Jesus clearly states it […]

Christian living

What To Fear

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The last week has been like one of those dreams playing out where stuff is happening but you’re unable to move your body to react. One of my good friends is laying in a bed at a hospital that thinks he’s not worth wasting the blood and plasma on. They refused to do an organ […]

Christian living

Have We Forgotten The Victory?

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Last night my children and I went to an event our church sponsored at a local Rec Center. The Saints vs. Vikings game was on and I’m not a fan of either team. As we played in the gym, I could hear the emotions being shouted from the room next door. The cheering and laughter […]

Christian living

All In

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Our faith is more than just thoughts in our head to feel good.  It’s an unwavering internal conviction in our heart that overflows to our mouth in the form of public confession of who Jesus is and what He has done.  In do so we, willingly, identify ourselves as His followers; come what may.  An […]