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…
Crossing the River: Israel’s Baptism
Baptism Questions “There is no story but God’s; no God but the Father, Son, and Spirit; and no life but the baptized life.” – Robert Webber, The Divine Embrace: Recovering…
Living the Baptized Life
What’s the Bog Deal About Baptism? For many of us who consider ourselves followers of Jesus, we would say that in many ways, that journey began with our baptism. Our baptism was a literal watershed…
What If Everyone Gave?
Fake It Till You Make It I was thinking about this the other day… There were a lot of things I didn’t know when I became a dad. I didn’t…
Gather: What if Everybody Served?
What if, when we gathered… What If Everybody Served? My first job in ministry, we call it a job but it was really more of a calling, was as a…
Gather: What if Everybody Gathered?
What does it mean to be the church? That’s a question worth thinking about. Is church something we show up to attend once a week? Do we choose a church…
A Father Daughter Blessing
The Greatest Gift Dad’s let me ask you a question… What is the greatest gift you can give to your daughter? I’ll tell you what my daughter wants. If I…
Honor God in Your Family
We Are Family What does it look like for us to honor God in our homes, in our families? You’ve probably all heard the verse, “Honor your father and mother,”…