Year: 2024

CONVERSATIONS… THAT NEVER HAPPENED

“Conversations… That Never Happened.” Conversations that we might find in our halls of leadership today where people surround themselves with those who will make them look good, where people are hired and fired based on optics. Every time I hear one of these messages, I just want to shout, “Just like Jesus?” Jesus embraced the […]

PENTECOST

What is Pentecost and why do we celebrate it? Is more than just the birthday of the Christian Church? Did the celebration of Pentecost exist before Peter stepped onto that balcony in Jerusalem to preach to thousands of people? How do we engage with the tongues of fire and the speaking in different languages? All […]

JONAH: MIRROR FOR A CHRISTIAN LIFE

The story of Jonah can be both simple and complicated. While we often teach it to our children, we don’t often dig into the meat that is available for adult Christians. There are so many lessons to be found in this story of disobedience and redemption. The parallels for the path of Christianity are amazingly […]

RELEVANCE

Sometimes, God leads us to ask ourselves the hard questions, and sometimes our lack of faith does the same thing. Is what we believe to be true relevant in the chaotic world around us? Is our belief in God irrelevant to the way we live our lives? Is following Jesus, reading the Bible, seeking validation […]

WHEN EVERYTHING WENT WRONG / RIGHT

Don’t you just love the story of Peter? Burly fisherman become Disciple of Jesus Christ. A journey of ending a catcher of fish story, to the beginning of a fisher of men story. This series attempts to look at the events of Easter through the eyes of this humble but outspoken protector and follower of […]

WHATCHA GOT?

All too often we ask God to provide us with what we think we need to accomplish the task he has set before us without realizing that he has already equipped us with everything we need. We just need to accept that what he chosen to bless us with are the very things that are […]

TURN THE PAGE

The Journey of a Christian is constantly taking us forward. We can only grow closer to Christ if we are willing to change, to be constantly working to allow God to move our orbit closer. Within that change are often steps, path changes, closing of old doors and the opening of new ones. Sometimes the […]