Wrestling With God
When Wrestling Was Fun What do you do when you wrestle with faith? When you find it hard to believe? When I was a kid, Hulk Hogan was on TV…
Is Anything Too Hard For God?
The Human Side of Faith We talk about faith, about being people of faith, we read about the heroes of faith in scripture, and there are people around us that…
The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
Pride & Love In a classic book entitled “Humility,” Andrew Murray once wrote…. Hidden pride lives in self-seeking, self-will, self-confidence, and self-exaltation which stops the soul from entering the kingdom,…
The Parable of the Mustard Seed
Faith and Questions When I was young, my mom used to point to the small things around us and use them to teach us about God. About how the birds…
The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus
Painting the Parable Do you believe that how you live before death affects how you live after death? That what you do in the here and now will affect what…
The Parable of the Unjust Steward
Jesus and His Stories Jesus often told stories, and many of his stories, even if you didn’t grow up in church, even if you haven’t read the Bible, you probably…
Dead Man Walking
Easter Sunday It’s Sunday morning. Did you hear the news? Did you hear what happened? Someone said they saw a dead man walking. Frank, Jack and the Rest of Us…
Something Has to Rise
What Happens When You Rise? In baptism something has to die. Baptism is a burial. It is a watery grave. It’s not magic. It’s sacred, spiritual, and it is real…
Something Has to Die
Have You Died? Some of you may have more questions than answers when it comes to baptism. I get that. Some of you grew up thinking one way about baptism…
Eternal Life Here and Now and Forever
Do I Have To? Do you have to be baptized to go to heaven? This is one of the MOST common questions people ask me. And I understand the question. I’m not sure…