Life

  • Not Sin Covering, Sin Crushing

    I don’t know about you, but one of the things that I’m really good at is doing something that I know I probably shouldn’t do, asking forgiveness for it, and knowing in the back of my mind that I’ll probably do it again. Maybe I’m too honest, but I do this occasionally. That’s why…

  • Driving By the Gym: Using What We Got

    A few months before my wedding day, I looked in the mirror and decided that I needed to lose a little weight. The next day, I went all out and bought new workout shorts, new running shoes, and new workout shirt. I went and joined the local gym and determined I would start the…

  • Do Not Fear

    You came near when I called you, and you said, “Do not fear.” – Lamentations 3:57 What other situations do we need to remember… “Do Not Fear?”

  • Intentional Faith: Why My Bird Died

    When I was about 7 years old, I talked my mom into buying me a pet parakeet. We went to the pet store, bought the bird, a cage, all the extras that I just had to have and got my new friend set up in my room. I started out doing pretty well. I’d…

  • Snapshots & Perspective

    We often see life in snapshots. Since we don’t know the details of the future, we see the present and the past. As we look at the past, we often see a snapshot of the positive. We remember how in the ‘good ole days’ we did this or that. We remember how great things…

  • Crave or Cram

    1 John 2:16 For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world. The world offers me a lot of things that I crave… Stuff. Popularity. Money. Fun. I admit,…