Jesus Is All That Matters
Are things really as dire as they’ve been made out to be for this election? A brief post to help us stay grounded.
Are things really as dire as they’ve been made out to be for this election? A brief post to help us stay grounded.
Life can be a total mess sometimes, leaving us wondering how to find joy in the chaos. How are we to cope when there seems to be difficulty at every turn? The Bible offers hope for our joy, even when our circumstances are full of trouble.
If you’re like me, you have a hard time waiting. Waiting can be one of the most significant and heart-wrenching tests that come to us as followers of Christ. How can we wait in a manner that honors God and is most fruitful for us?
God has called us to live a life of forgiveness. Sounds simple. It’s not. Anyone who lives like this has had a work of God in their life.
This is a post to celebrate the blessing and impact that Harry Reeder had on my life and ministry. He was an incredible pastor, a one-of-a-kind preacher and teacher, and a great friend. He was a model for all pastors, not only in his faithfulness to the Word of God, but in his selfless love for the people of God.
Do not withhold good from those who deserve it when it’s in your power to help them. If you can help your neighbor now, don’t say, “Come back tomorrow, and then I’ll help you.” — (Proverbs 3:27–28)
I’ve been blessed with a few close friends in my life. None has had a greater impact on me than my late friend, Kevin Williams.
What does it really mean when God’s says He’ll lead us in “paths of righteousness?” While the image of a righteous path sounds beautiful, these paths can be treacherous and riddled with pain and even suffering.
On June 19th of 2020, we took a trip to Oak Mountain State Park. It was a gorgeous day, and would turn out to be a day I will greatly treasure for the rest of my life.
Please join me in celebrating Tim — my brother in Christ, and my great friend.
When I think of our family’s journey through 2020, the passage of scripture that is most imprinted upon my mind is Proverbs 22:1, “…favor is better than silver or gold.”
God not only reveals His goodness through suffering, but He can use the worst of circumstances and turn it for His glory and our good.
I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.
God is not in the business of ruining lives, but changing lives and refining them for our good and His glory.
Waiting on God can be one of life’s ultimate challenges. Could it be so bad that you would be willing to trade great blessing for just a bowl of soup?
Grief is an odd thing. It is so suffocating, so present, so tangible. It eats up the minutes and the hours while at the same time slows everything to a crawl, like you are living in slow motion.
Are things bad in your life right now? Do you feel overwhelmed, frustrated, disappointed, or angry? Don’t lose site of the fact that where you are today has much to do with the seed you have sown.
God promises great things when we are being all that He has called us to be as His Church.
Paul rejoiced in his sufferings for the sake of the Church. What would the Church look like if all the people of God were so committed?
Jesus never had an inkling of a thought to gain a crowd. In fact, much of what He did was quite the opposite of popular church growth ideas.
There is a never ending hole in all humanity, which leaves the deepest longing, sparks the greatest fear, and demands the greatest of all struggles.
Do you have a dream — How do you live faithfully if no one else believes what you are trusting God for?
Life doesn’t always go our way. There are some important lessons you can benefit from if you want to stay strong and faithful when your life is forced to take a major turn.
It is often in the waiting and struggle of longterm faith and believing that God brings the greatest victories and blessings.
