Every morning when I work on these thoughts, I got to a website that has daily readings from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a Gospel, as well as some daily Psalms. And I’ve been reading this week, and honestly … Continue reading
Every morning when I work on these thoughts, I got to a website that has daily readings from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a Gospel, as well as some daily Psalms. And I’ve been reading this week, and honestly … Continue reading
Do you ever get distressed about life? About the circumstances of where things are nowadays? Do you worry about the future, the world, where things are headed? I think everyone, especially those of us with kids worry about the world … Continue reading
You ever felt like God is not listening? Like God has forgotten about you? Like God is ignoring your prayers and pleas? We’ve all felt that way at some point. But, just because we may feel that way, does that … Continue reading
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
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
Sometimes we feel like a light should just flip in our lives and all the old problems, all the old fears, all the old temptations, they should just go away. When we get saved, or give it to God, or … Continue reading
Some of our Old Testament daily readings for the next while will include portions from Judges. Judges is one of the more fascinating (and saddest) books in the Old Testament. The people have crossed over the Jordan into the Promised Land, … Continue reading
I heard a quote one time, I don’t remember the source of the quote, or even who said it, but the heart of the quote has always stuck with me. If you are afraid to fail, you’ll never achieve greatness. … Continue reading
The book of Proverbs in the Old Testament is one of my favorite books in the Bible. It’s just full of good, practical advice. Just really good and solid words for the living of life. When we read them, it takes … Continue reading
I do enjoy running, but one of the things that I have never liked doing when it comes to working out was lifting weights. One of my favorite lines about lifting weights came from a friend of mine, “I’d lift … Continue reading