One of the biggest struggles I have is disappointing people. Shoot, my mom could whip me seven days a week, take away all my video games, or ground me for a week, and I'd be fine. But if the words "I'm disappointed in you" came out of her mouth, it'd ...
Recently I have been working through a discipleship book with two friends from my church. For the past two weeks, one of our assignments for the lesson was to review our Scripture memory verses for fourteen consecutive days. In the course of completing the assignment, I realized how little time it actually ...
One of my favorite passages of Scripture is found in John’s Gospel. In it, Jesus used pastoral language to refer to Himself and His followers. He stated: I am the good shepherd. I know my own, and my own know me, just as the Father knows me, and I know ...
While there are differing opinions on the 2nd Commandment, and I'm not the biggest fan of pictures or paintings of Jesus, there are two that come to mind when I think of Jesus' life here on earth. One is of Jesus laughing, and the other is of Him playing soccer with kids. Now, ...
Jesus was not a respecter of persons. During His earthly ministry, He reached out to people from every ethnicity and from every social class. He built bridges to them. He healed the servant of a powerful man who was in charge of 100 soldiers. But He also offered living water to a Samaritan ...
The presidential election has been the focus of attention of numerous Christians in the last few months. Christ-followers on both sides of the aisle post on social media regarding their political views and positions. At times, it seems that these individuals believe if a particular candidate wins the election, there ...
People who know me would tell you that I’m a people person and an extrovert. I am energized by being around other people. I love to interact with them, especially other believers. I spend most of my time in the day around students, faculty, or family members. I’m either teaching ...
Do you have assurance in your relationship with God? I John 5:13 gives us a wonderful promise. John says that he has written his letter so that we can know that we have eternal life. We can be certain! But what exactly is eternal life? In John’s gospel, he records a prayer in which ...
In my research for my book on Generation Z entitled, Engaging Generation Z, I was shocked at the number of teenagers who deal with anxiety. There are more students affected by mental health and anxiety issues than in any previous generation. As a pastor, I can also testify that their ...
"Jonah got up to flee to Tarshish from the Lord's presence. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. He paid the fare and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish from the Lord's presence" (Jonah 1:3 CSB). I heard one preacher say, ...
