This past week 2 events in my life met within a few days. I began preaching on the gospel and started to unpack what makes the gospel so good, and I saw Batman v Superman. These 2 events are not as disconnected as you might think. To many people God is distant, angry, or even …
In Luke 4 we see Jesus led by the Spirit to the wilderness alone for 40 days to fast, and later in the chapter He goes to an isolated place. Jesus got away often to pray and prepare for the days ahead, and if Jesus needed these times then we do too. For a few …
I’ve preached it, I’ve read it, I’ve heard it… the call to Christmas. It generally goes something like this – don’t miss out on the deeper things of Christmas through the Christmas story… don’t forget to prepare your heart to experience the Christmas season… don’t let Christmas pass you by without taking time to focus …
Summer is quickly approaching, and with it for our family comes times at church camp, outdoor activities, and family camping trips. We don’t climb mountains, do extreme camping, or hike for hours on end though… just in case you got the impression we were super athletic or outdoorsy. We do enjoy spending time at the …
I was reading through the Easter account again from the book of Mark in the Bible. Mark is widely accepted to be a writer for Peter and recorded all that Peter told him about Jesus. Although Mark was not an eyewitness to Jesus crucifixion and resurrection, he is writing down what has been shared with …
I’m told that I’ve been singing for a very long time. As a young child I used to stand in the kitchen and sing. I’ve always loved music, in fact I tend to play by ear. While I have a good ear for music there’s a few things I still don’t feel very …
This is the time of year where people tend to lose hope. Sometimes it’s over simple things losing hope that winter will ever end, but sometimes lack of hope turns to despair. So it begs the question – “Where do we find hope?” Naturally many people who follow Jesus will say “God,” but is there …
Proverbs 3:6 (NLT) 6 Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. What is God’s will? Well it’s many things, and it is the most important thing to know. If we see God’s will as a specific course of events that must happen a certain way we misunderstand the …
I was taking part in an online forum a couple of years ago with several other Youth Pastors. I tend to think a mile a minute so following a lives chat session with 8-10 others was fun. I was commenting on many threads of thought around the discussion topic, often posing new questions as they …
I am a foundations and principles kind of guy – build a strong foundation and the rest will be solid too. So when it comes to reading the bible I tend to look beneath the surface to find the transcendent teaching. To find that thing that can be applied regardless of person or situation. I …