Our Prayers for the Sick: Physically or Spiritually Minded?
God drastically changed my prayer life a few years ago. One particular change is that I have been praying based on my knowledge God’s...
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- Jan 18
- 4 min
The Importance of Good Works
One of my favorite statements written about Jesus is found in Acts 10:38: “How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and...
- Jan 10
- 3 min
A Call to Tremble before God
James 2:19 - "Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble." When was the last time we...
- Nov 17, 2022
- 4 min
Try Thanksgiving
I really enjoy the Thanksgiving time of the year (maybe because I was born on Thanksgiving day?!). Time with family, birthday presents,...
- Oct 25, 2022
- 5 min
A Dialogue in Lament
Lament has been a topic of peculiar interest to me over the past few years. I believe it has almost been a year and a half since I taught...
- Sep 8, 2022
- 8 min
Post Sermon Depression
I'll tell you a secret about me that you may not know: I struggle with depression. This is a problem that has been in my family for...
- Sep 6, 2022
- 4 min
Increasing Christ
My life verse is John 3:30 – “He must increase, but I must decrease.” The word “must” is the Greek word dei, meaning “it is necessary.” ...
- Aug 30, 2022
- 2 min
The Connection between Joy and Our Thoughts
I am preparing a two part sermon on Philippians chapter 2, but wanted to get my mind around the theme of the book; so I set in to do my...
- Aug 18, 2022
- 4 min
When I am Alone
Serving God and doing what is right can sometimes be a lonely place to be.Today, I was thinking back to the friends that I have had in...
- Aug 2, 2022
- 3 min
Meditations on Christ the Advocate
Dane Ortlund recently came out with a book called Gentle and Lowly that I have been slowly working through in my private reading time. It...
- May 28, 2022
- 5 min
Living IN Your Position
We all live in a particular physical location; my family lives in a three bedroom, two bathroom brick house located at 7065 Flora Rd.,...
- Feb 5, 2022
- 11 min
Are You a Lone Wolf
#friendship This article is a distillation of a recent sermon that I preached at Harvest Hills Baptist Church. Friendship is one of the...
- Jan 21, 2022
- 6 min
The Physical Nature of Worship
#connected There is a danger coming down the road that most of us in the Church are unprepared for. With the evolution of technology,...
- Nov 22, 2021
- 5 min
Giving Thanks in Dark Times
#givethanks The holidays can be hard for some people. At this time of year, I think about how I can't celebrate the holidays with my dad...
- Oct 16, 2021
- 5 min
Prayer and Unity
I have been studying through the book of Acts in my devotions lately as I seek to understand what made the early church tick. We look at...
- Sep 17, 2021
- 4 min
The Inevitability of Temptation
#victoryinJesus My three-year old son has been learning a new verse in Tiny Trackers this week from Proverbs. Somewhere along the line,...
- Sep 7, 2021
- 4 min
The Wisdom that is from Above
Within Fundamentalism, we pride ourselves in being doctrinally pure. We have our Orthodoxy straight. We preach the Word of God and can...
- Aug 18, 2021
- 5 min
What is Eternal Life?
It may sound strange, but I believe many Christians do not have an accurate view of what eternal life really is. They do not understand...
- Jul 20, 2021
- 5 min
Ministering for Yourself
#ministrylife #ministry #jesusfirst There is a danger with those who serve God that ministry will become about themselves. We have seen...
- Jun 24, 2021
- 6 min
COUNTING YOUR SPIRITUAL STEPS
#spiritualhealth Our bodies were made to move! Promoting exercise and proper physical health is something all good doctors do, as it is...
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