Osmosis

What is it that keeps us from truly reaching out to the lost?  What changes in us from the day we receive Jesus and we just have to tell everyone to the day when we keep quiet so as not to attract attention?  Perhaps it is simply osmosis. I’ve noticed […]

The B.I.B.L.E.

That’s the book for me.  I remember singing that song as a kid.   Growing up I had quite a bit of exposure to the Bible.  I attended Christians schools for most of my early education (until high school) and regularly had classes on the Bible.  In fact I can even […]

I want it so badly

Have you ever wanted anything so badly that you feel like you are going to explode if you don’t get it?  I remember moments as a kid feeling that way about the latest video game or pair of  the trendiest sneakers.  As I’ve gotten older I have found that I […]

Historymaking

Today is a big day for our country. We inaugurate our 44th President, Barack Obama, the first black president in the history of the United States. No matter what you think about Barack Obama and his policies, he is now our President. And we should treat him and the office […]

Coincidence…I think not

Have you ever had something happen that is either a strange coincidence or would have to be divinely inspired? Every day we run into things that we might shrug off as coincidences, when in fact they might be God’s doing. I believe that God is active and involved in our […]

He’s into the details

In Ezekiel chapter 40, Ezekiel was given a vision of the temple from God. And God told Ezekiel to pay “attention” to everything he saw and tell his people. The rest of the chapter is spent describing every angle, measurement and part of the temple. God gives him details down […]

Hope vs. Belief

Lately, I’ve been challenged with my understanding of believing vs. hoping. Jesus often asked people if they “believed he could do something”. For example, check out this passage in Matthew 9:28-29: When he had gone indoors, the blind men came to him, and he asked them, “Do you believe that […]

How big?

Through this series we’ve been doing called “One”, I have been challenged in many ways.  I’ve been wrestling with is this thought:  “How big is my faith in God?”  We all say we believe in God and that He will do what he said in the Bible.  I’m a pastor…I […]

How close is too close?

I recently wrote about how I was enjoying reading the book of Leviticus.  Hard to believe, but it’s true. As I read the first 9 chapters all I could do was wonder why God would impose such crazy rituals for the priests when it came to offering sacrifices.  I mean […]