Today we look at 1 John 2: 1-6: My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2016
Walking Through 1 John: Day 2
Today’s passage is one of those good ones. One that you need to go to your Bible and highlight, dog ear, and keep coming back to over, over, and over again. Read this. And then reread it again. Listen to 1 … Continue reading
Walking Through 1 John: Day 1
I’ve been thinking through the format of my daily devotionals the past week or so, trying to remain fresh, not just for you, but for my own soul. This daily devotional is something that I do, not just for you, … Continue reading
When Tragedy Comes
What do we do when tragedy comes? What do we say in the midst of pain and loss? What do we do when the pain is so deep that it takes our words? As Christians, what are we to do? … Continue reading
Calmness
I am a man that rarely sits still. People enjoy commenting how on Wednesday night at St. Matthew’s when we are eating, I never stop moving. I’m up, I’m down. I walk across the room, talking, laughing, visiting. I enjoy … Continue reading
Simple Gifts
One of the things that I love most about God is how He can take our small efforts, the things in our life that we don’t believe are good enough, and make them truly amazing. He can take our small, … Continue reading
God’s Not Done Yet
In today’s text, I want to introduce you to one of the worst persecutors of Christians in all the Bible. This was was someone that really had it out for Christians and did so much to destroy the church. He approved … Continue reading
A Word of Hope
One of the things that I love most about God is that He is a good of restoration. He is a God that returns, that restores, that gives back. God is a good that sees the brokenness in life, the … Continue reading
Where Do You Have to Go?
Sometimes in life, we have to do the right thing, even if no one understands why. We have to love folks that others don’t want to love. We have to be places that others don’t want to be. We have … Continue reading
Found Worthy
One of the things that we, at least in the western church, can sometimes believe is that if we face roadblocks or troubles, then something must be wrong. We must have messed up, or a door has closed or something … Continue reading