Too many times we come up with elaborate plans and twelve step programs to do away with the sin in our lives. God shows a principle over and over in His word that has been effective for thousands of years. The solution to overcoming sin isn’t to work harder at stopping it. In fact, we […]
When our identity changes from enemy of God to child of God, it produces outward changes as well. Said another way our actions flow from our identity. As children of light, we are now ministers of reconciliation; reconciling people through Christ to their Father in heaven. We must put away the old and fully […]
Though our eyes may be blinded to the spiritual realm, a war is raging all around us. We need only to look in our thoughts as evidence. For the spirits of the antichrist are forever seeking to gain ground in the minds and hearts of man. So how are we to know which is the […]
As you read Luke 6:35-36, your first thought may be, “That’s impossible”. I agree! It is impossible without God. Fake it till you make it works up to a certain point, but what God had asked of us, no man can fake. However, what is impossible with man is possible with God. When we surrender […]
Being an adoptive father isn’t always easy. One of the greatest joys is getting the privilege of seeing a glimpse of God’s redeeming love. When we stumble He loves us, and when we stand firm, He loves us. While being a Father to fatherless can be extremely enjoyable, it can also be heavily taxing emotionally […]
Jesus has a way of straight shooting right to the heart of the matter. Whether parable or command, His words rest heavy in our minds. Here Jesus is explaining that to be His disciple it requires complete surrender. He’s asking for us to divorce our flesh and all it’s desires. In our customer-centric consumer […]
One of my favorite games to play is hide and seek. The thrill of being the last one found or quickly finding others is an adrenaline rush for me. I remember playing in the dark one night with our oldest 7 kids. I had gone to the trouble of climbing a set of shelves and […]
Often times when I go for my morning run, my eye will capture an image and stop me in my tracks so I can grab my phone and make this image part of my story. A few days before this photo was taken, it simply looked like a muddy mess near a pile of […]
As a kid growing up in the 70’s and 80’s, I played with my share of super hero figures. Superman, Batman, Robin…You name it! I aspired to be a man of such great character like them. Changing the world forever and fighting for good. Last night, I watched the new DC movie Wonder […]
Two weeks ago I handed over lawncare of our 3 acres to one of my sons. A couple of years ago, it felt like I would never get there. I can’t tell you how many times I showed him how to mow around a tree and in a straight line. I even went as […]