devotional

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”

Let the God of the redeemed say so

As a kid and teen, occasionally I found myself throwing hands. It was rarer, however, that these fights were in defense of myself. Most of my scuffles came in defense of my siblings and friends. There was one occasion where I would have done so, but God intervened. Our youth group had taken a tripContinue reading “Let the God of the redeemed say so”

Sour Patch Kids

Spring and early summer was always baseball season growing up at my house. I played for several years until one season I was beamed by every pitcher in the league. The price of being left-handed in a league full of right-handed pitchers. But even after I quit playing, my younger brother and sisters continued. ForContinue reading “Sour Patch Kids”

Domesticated sacrifice

What if you had to face a tiger? Pretend you get kidnapped by a psychopathic clown because you taunted him about his terrible balloon animals. He has a plan to dispose of you by feeding you to a tiger. But for some reason the clown asks if you would rather be taken to a tigerContinue reading “Domesticated sacrifice”

God, give them a snake

Conviction is when our sin is confronted with God’s love, which is grace and truth.

Everybody wants revival but nobody wants to die

Last post, I ragged on the course of study as drudgery. But it is not all bad, some classes you meet awesome people and pastors. One such person was Dr. Ken Culbertson, who taught several of the classes I have completed. I love Dr. Culbertson, and I will always remember two things he said. One,Continue reading “Everybody wants revival but nobody wants to die”

Put Aside

“If Peyton Manning does all that for a game, what are you doing to prepare for my people?”