Sheepfeeder & Servant Leader
Hebrews encourages to run the race marked out for us. God has given us a path to follow. In this series of eight messages we will examine some of the unique moments in Paul’s journey from salvation to apostle. There are lessons here to be learned that we can apply to our own spiritual journey […]
Harvest! That time of year when we reap what has been sown. Where our hard work and God’s mercies intertwine to bring us into a time of bounty. This series of four messages speaks into this time of harvest and the richness of God’s grace. We will learn that the is a lot more to […]
Precious FatherIn these times of turbulenceWhere vitriolic hateAnd rhetoric of viper’s tongueSeek to sway strugglingSouls and broken spirits,Please grant my humble request.May I never spout opinion as truthInuendo as factRumor as prophecyOratory as realityOr speculation as principle.May the words that flow from lipsBe the words that you have branded on my heart.“Let the words of […]
The Lord’s prayer is Christ’s example to us on how to pray. Most of us recite the prayer in our worship services on Sunday morning but it is easy for us to lose meaning in the repetitive nature of our reciting. This series seeks to provide context and meaning behind the Lord’s prayer and we […]
Freedom is bought. It comes at great sacrifice. We enjoy freedom but often we don’t know what it truly means to be free. So many in the world want to define Christianity through a set of rules which to them, limits freedom. But that is truly not the case. There is really no greater freedom […]
In a world wrought with sordid lies,And a plethora of alibiesChrystal illusions of compromiseWoven with threads ofSelf-infringementDisenfranchisementDisenchantment,DisentitlementAmongst the death throes of principalities,Political whitewash,And random bordersPainted with dust and sparkles.Where the ground crumbles and grumblesBeneath our weight,We find ourselves with one footPlanted on the earthThat lurches with every surgeOf public opinion and silver-tongued rhetoricSpoken by narcissistic […]
I stop to watch as falling snowDrifts for me, in chaotic flowEach flake unique, each flake aglowProgrammed chaos before my eyes. And then, as if its plannedEach bit finds purchase on the landOr in the trees to take a standStately beauty in disguise Amidst the wintry somber gaspsOf winter birds and forest snapsA crack of tree trunk […]
The jangling musicWheezing from the pipesOf life’s calliopeWhile we ride astrideOur bounding, bouncy, bobbingSteeds of wood and steelEncourages our carrouselTo identify and signifyOne more trip around our starOne more chance toGrab the brass ring.One more chance toAddress our past.One more Chance toRight our perspective.One more chance toMake a difference. I say again,Make a difference. May […]
In this series of five messages, we will explore the different ways that the gospels approach the birth of Christ. Each approach is unique in its perspective but only by examining all four gospels are we able to glean a holistic vies of that moment when God chose to send His only son to earth […]
Salvation is a messy business.Forget about the tidy boxesOf rules and rituals.To follow Christ doesn’t meanStrapping a Bible to our backAnd pondering the universeFrom the comfortOf a cushioned pew.It is not three points and a poemWhere we pray, walk the aisleAnd get dunked, sprinkled and registered.We won’t find SalvationListening to droningExclamatory expositionsOf proper, passive, practical […]
Beware the baseless pitch of Dream Cantors Masters of fiction And imperfection Whose fruit is sweet And roots drive deep Into wispy clouds of barren pastures Creeping vines of distraction That blanket trees And pretend to please Through empty offering And frivolous coffering Fruits devoid of satisfaction The half-truths of callous pols That sell us […]
In grief,We stand on a precipiceAfraid to embrace the silence,Afraid that we will fall.For this, we create noise.Noise in our lives,Noise in our minds,Noise in our hearts,Believing that the noiseWill hold off the silenceAnd keep us from falling intoThe darkness of despairWhere all hope disappearsInto an eternal void.But that is all an illusion.The simple truth […]
Another year passes Another year gone Never look back It’s time to move on! Take what you you’ve learned Reach for the stars Gather your blessings And stretch out your arms Share what you have And share what you know Share all that matters And help others grow Lift those around you Raise them up […]
Unrequited Anger Erupts in violence. Like a steam engine With no release No valve to give it rest No work to ease the stress The steam and gases build Expand until the rivets… POP! Exploding parts and plates In every direction Without discretion And bring destruction To those in witness. So it is That anger […]
Lost on a sea of ambivalence We have settled in the vast darkness, Bobbing anchorless on vast seas Devoid of Hope and filled with questioned prophecy. Smothered in a wintry woolen coat of Spanish Moss Masquerading as sullen clouds That devour the light and never sets it free. Obscuring the moon And hiding the stars […]
