There are a lot of memories from my time as a youth pastor that always bring a smile to my face. Seeing students accept Jesus and go on to live for Him certainly is a blessing. But there are also the not so spiritual memories. Lock-ins were an event that always created memories. They followContinue reading “Dazed and confused”
Category Archives: New Testament
Topical treatment
Sports fans understand the power of belief. No matter what sports team you follow, except for Cleveland fans, as a new season approaches there is belief that this year’s team will be different, and that breathes hope. Often, this belief will holdout even when all indications suggest hope should be abandoned. Yet belief holds onContinue reading “Topical treatment”
Bubble busters
There is a two-sided coin to ministry. On one side you see lives transformed by the power of Jesus Christ. The joy of seeing a mom and dad in tears as a wayward child, they have so desperately have been praying for, surrenders to Christ. Seeing new people walk through the doors of the churchContinue reading “Bubble busters”
Words
Some situations are terrible. There are no other words, and even the word “terrible” seems to fail in conveying the intensity of the moment. Darkness has swelled to the point where it has blocked out the sky and all the sunlight, leaving you alone with nothing but grief and hurt. Food, friends, and even wordsContinue reading “Words”
Confidently approach
God loves you. He knows everything about you, every thought that runs through your mind and deepest intentions of your mind. Not only does God love you, He has beckoned you to forgiveness of sin and freedom from sin through the power in Christ’s blood. One step more, God loves you and wants you toContinue reading “Confidently approach”
A welcoming church
A welcoming church does not want to see you as a stat on the attendance sheet, but a person set ablaze by God’s radical love.
Drudgery of it all
God is not concerned about us enjoying those tasks but our attitude in doing them.
No laying down
We know it is something we need to be prepared for, but we believed preparedness is checking off spiritual boxes and waiting in a field singing cute little worship songs. But our preparedness is much more.
Been perfected
…those sayings in scripture, calling us to be perfect is how God created us. And the whole point of salvation is our restoration to that original design. You and I were created to be perfect.
Puff the Magic Christian
You have heard about Puff the Magic Dragon, who lives by the sea; Puff the Magic Christian is just as mythological.
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