One of the things I love most about Paul is that he knew what was important, and when he understood that, he lived it out so fully. What mattered the most to him, what really defined his life was his … Continue reading
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Grace Doesn’t Make Sense
One of our Gospel readings today shows that grace just doesn’t make sense. In Matthew 20, Jesus tells a parable (story) about someone that hires help. He hires some first thing in the morning, and then throughout the day, hires … Continue reading
Signs, Signs
I’ve always joked with my churches that I won’t teach Revelation until I’ve been there at least five years because I don’t understand much of it. I subscribe to United Methodist position on the second coming. You know what that … Continue reading
(One of the Reasons) Why We Read the Bible
The Bible is life-giving. It is our source of revelation of who Jesus Christ is. This is so important because as we are told, to if you want to know who God is, you have to look at Jesus because He is … Continue reading
I Don’t Want You to be a Good Person
There’s a phrase that I say a lot in ministry when preaching at church or at revivals, that when I say it, it always confuses people. I will say, “I don’t want you to be a good person.” Wait, what? … Continue reading
#blessed
On social media, we will sometimes see pictures or thoughts tagged with #blessed. We beautiful pictures of beautiful families. Scenic views. Everything great, perfect, and tied up in a bow. And you know what? Those are great blessings. Today in … Continue reading
A Word to Anxious Worriers. Like Me.
I am by my nature a very anxious person. Very anxious. I worry, a lot. I worry about everything I worry about me. My church. My family. My children. Everything. I sometimes in my mind invent things to worry about, … Continue reading
How Can We Lead Others to Jesus?
We live in a world where people need to meet Jesus. I guess that’s always been the case. There’s never been a time, in human history, where people have not needed that relationship with God. God created us for relationship … Continue reading
No Condemnation
Yesterday we talked about the bad news. Everyone one of us, we are all broken. You. Me. Each of us. We’ve all messed up, we’ve all made mistakes, we’ve all failed in some way. We’ve all blown it. It’s ok. We … Continue reading
Welcome to the Club
You ever find yourself doing something and you think to yourself, why did I do that? You ever feel this urge welling up inside of you to do something that you know that you shouldn’t do, but you can’t seem … Continue reading
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