In the Furnace: Keeping Your Faith Through the Fire

In the Furnace: Keeping Your Faith Through the Fire

Oct 24, 2014 | Faith

Maybe I’m not supposed to say this because I’m a pastor, but I’ve never questioned my faith more than I have in the past 18 months. I’ve never doubted God. Not His existence, not His love, not His presence. But I have done a lot of asking,...
Plans

Plans

Jul 15, 2013 | Discipleship, Faith

A few years ago I read through the entire book of Psalms. I hit Psalm 13 and it hit back. I was in the middle of a very hard time, and I was pretty stressed. I was quickly reaching my limits and I knew it. Then I read the first verse of Psalm 13. “Oh Lord, how...
Lord of the Fleas

Lord of the Fleas

Jun 3, 2013 | Faith

If your house was infested with fleas and you had to live with that every day and there was nothing you could do about it, how would you react? I read a story a while back that changed my entire outlook on life. It’s from the book The Hiding Place by Corrie ten...
Pray for Oklahoma

Pray for Oklahoma

May 23, 2013 | Current Events, Faith

You’ve seen it by now. Whether it was John Piper’s now-infamous tweet (which has since been deleted), Westboro Baptist’s new hate-slinging website (which has since been hacked), or any of a number of other disturbing, disappointing and discouraging...
Handling Conflict

Handling Conflict

May 17, 2013 | Discipleship, Faith, Ministry

I originally wrote this blog post in December of 2011. [bra_border_divider top=”15″ bottom=”15″] I don’t know if it’s the weather turning cold or the fact that the Cleveland Browns are terrible again this year, but lately I’ve...