Assuming That You’re Good At It I played basketball for six years in school, and after a few years of playing a sport it’s easy to start assuming that you’re good at it. My two years of junior high playing time drastically challenged my skills and grew inside me a desire to be better. I’ll…
Details
I Feel Like Jehoshaphat Sometimes I just feel like Jehoshaphat. If you don’t know who that is, Jehoshaphat was a king of Judah that did right in the eyes of the Lord. He chose not to seek the foreign gods that several of the former kings had made Judah and Israel to seek. He followed…
Details
When I feel Alone I’ve often asked myself in times of loneliness (when I’m really feeling like there is no one who understands what I am going through) If God cares at all. When I feel deserted and closed off from those who are close to me, I sometimes group God into the same category…
Details
I recently got to visit with my younger brother during a family gathering, and when it came time to depart, I was struck with the notion to share a meaningful farewell. As the older brother, I felt this urge to impart some sort of stirring wisdom or rare bit of knowledge to my sibling. This…
Details
If God is so gracious, then why should I fear Him? Have you ever asked this question? If so, check out the video and then study the included verses. God is full of grace, yes, but that grace can only be accessed if it is accepted through the gift of Jesus Christ. He died for…
Details
No matter what mess we get ourselves into, God loved us so much that He sent His Son Jesus to pay the price for that mess. He came to die on a cross, so that we could be made righteous if we believe. If you have never made Jesus the Lord of your life, believe…
Details
God is not done with you. If you’re living off of something that God did way back when, then chances are you will miss what God wants to do in and through you today. God has a plan for your life, and that plan involves taking the gospel to a lost generation. God desires us…
Details
Stop trying to do everything yourself. It can be easy for us to take so much upon ourselves, but God sent His Son Jesus to live a perfect life and then die so that we would have everything we need. He bought us righteousness, freedom, victory, and healing on the cross. Jesus said, “It is…
Details
It’s easy to believe that God no longer heals people, or that He doesn’t speak to people, or that He just doesn’t work the same way. Hebrews 13:8 says, “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” If you need God to work in your life, I encourage you to stop doubting and…
Details