Where in your life do you need more perseverance? Pray to the Lord that you can persevere in faith.  Read More

The greatest miracle is the salvation of Christ Jesus, and the evidence of that is the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Thomas, a disciple of Christ, could not believe that Christ resurrected and said, “Unless I see in His hands the imprint of the nails, and put my finger into the place of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe” (John 20:25-28). This is not the same as demanding evidence. This was a difficult moment, possibly of grief, in the face of tragedy. Yet, Christ did not leave Thomas in his doubt and grief. Christ revealed Himself to Thomas so that Thomas could believe.  Read More

Even after facing intense division, Acts 14:8 says Paul and Barnabas “continued to preach the gospel.”  Read More

The question before Christians is the same as it was for Judas. Do you leave the table with a full belly, a full money box, and your own plans? Or do you stay and engage?  Read More

How do you know you have rebuffed a call to holiness? How do you respond to exhortation and correction? Proverbs 9:1-19 gives many clues. Do you scoff, huff, and push back against those who ask you to rise up in holiness? What happens when a leader or friend brings up behavior that they think is sin but you don’t? Do you privately rage against this invasion? Or do you pray and love the barrier of rebuke you disagree with? Do you love the one who exhorts you because they loved you enough to bring a matter to your mind? Do you take the criticism to the Holy Spirit and scripture to be sure you are walking in holiness and righteousness?  Read More

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Jesus tells His followers to take up His cross. What is a cross? It is a method of execution. Guards demanded prisoners carry their cross to their deaths. Taking up the cross means this choice is to be for life. From the point of salvation to the last breath. Christ’s disciples either follow His way or their own. They either deny themselves or deny Christ. There is no moderate position. It is an extreme decision. We ask men, women, and children to accept Jesus, but we do not warn them of what they must deny. It is not an easy life, the life of the disciple. There is a cross to be carried. Crosses are heavy. They are cumbersome. They give you splinters. If a disciple is carrying the cross, there is no space or strength left to carry anything else.  Read More

Job 37:1-2 At this my heart pounds and leaps from its place Listen! Listen to the roar of his voice, to the rumbling that comes from his mouth.Elihu instructs Job to listen to the roar of the Lord's voice. It is wondrous that the Lord speaks, yet He is not heard. All men have seen His work (Job 36:24-25). Yet, scripture also says, “For God does speak--now one way, now another--though no one percei...  Read More

Seeking the kingdom of heaven begins with repentance. What do you repent of? Start with worry. Matthew 6:32 Says, “Do not worry….” Then Matthew 6:34 also says, “So do not worry….” What is between Matthew 6:23 and Matthew 6:34? Scripture says, “But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness….” Sandwiched between Jesus TWICE telling the disciples, “So do not worry” Christ says, “seek first His kingdom and His righteousness.” Begin by turning away from worry and toward the kingdom of Christ  Read More

If you find nothing and no one to rejoice with or for, the mighty word of God tells you what to rejoice in. Luke 10:20 says, “Rejoice that your names are written in heaven.” Zechariah wrote, “Rejoice greatly…your king comes to you, righteous and victorious” (Zechariah 9:9). Paul writes love “rejoices with the truth” (1 Corinthians 13:6). Habakkuk wrote, “rejoice in the Lord” and “be joyful in God” (Habakkuk 3:17-18). Habakkuk wrote that when there was no produce, the crops failed, and there was no food or cattle. Still, he said, “Yet I will rejoice in the Lord.”  Read More

Lord, help us to be agents of the scandal. Help us to walk out a scandal of grace. Help us to forgive radically, live mercifully, and spread the word so that others are set free.  Read More

Do you ever hope the Lord would speak? Maybe we need to turn to the Word of God, pray, and step away from the echo chamber, which can be the internet, social media, apps, and sometimes even books. What does the WORD say? What does God speak in chapters of scripture that aren’t quoted on every t-shirt, convention, and social media post?  Read More