Why do you believe what you believe? Why do I believe the Bible? As I wrote and thought about this post, a whole lot of reasons came to mind. But there are two that have had the biggest influence: a personal reason and a practical reason. Personally - nothing has changed my life more than …
Sunday Worship
I just wanted to post a quick “pause” on here - I write a lot of things about how great God is and how much he has changed my life, given me a new life. But I want to be so clear that “I” am never the point of any of this. My last post …
A challenge to dig deeper – what are you living for? Part 1
I'm devastated for the condition of the world and my own nation right now. It’s shocking, it’s horrific, it’s tragic. And yet it also fires me up to be as serious about my faith as ever, because I believe every word of the Bible is true. And I believe it changes everything. It changes the …
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Sinners, the Gospel and a charge for the Church
In God’s kingdom, people are all sinners. Everyone. We are all sinners, and we all need a Savior. Because we are all led astray. Everyone messes up. And it’s not about who messes up more or whose faults are greatest - we don’t get to be the judge of that. Only God gets that title, …
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In Christ and In Airplanes
I always joke that I will write a book someday called, “It’s not about me”. Because if there is one main theme throughout my life, that is it. Sometimes it’s innocent, and sometimes it’s deliberate, but my focus always comes back to myself. And it always needs shifting back to Jesus. As a kid, my …
The sufficiency of insufficiency
Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body. - 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 I used to beat myself up with this verse. I …
Tearing down and building up
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens... a time to tear down and a time to build... He has made everything beautiful in its time. - Ecclesiastes 3:1-11 It’s okay to tear down. It’s not particularly fun when it’s something you built. In fact, it’s usually humiliating. …
A Time for Everything
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:a time to be born and a time to die,a time to plant and a time to uproot,a time to kill and a time to heal,a time to tear down and a time to build,a time to weep and a time …
Get down now
The leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the elders also mocked Jesus. “He saved others,” they scoffed, “but he can’t save himself! So he is the King of Israel, is he? Let him come down from the cross right now, and we will believe in him! He trusted God, so let God rescue …
Laying it at his feet
“Do you think you’re praying about it too much?” a friend asked me once. Yeesh, maybe, I considered. So many of my prayers had become about me, about a specific thing in my life. Her comment made me think of John chapter 2 - Jesus’ first miracle where he changes water into wine at a …
Soaking in the Son 