The Source of Strength
What is the source of strength? A few years ago I used to go to the gym with my son. We had a membership and it was great because for…
Tag: faith
Faith & Impossible Odds
Mission Impossible Faith can sometimes fade when facing impossible odds. That’s true for most people. That’s true in real life. That’s not true for Ethan Hunt. In 1996, the first…
Feel the Fear and Be Faithful
Blockbuster Bible Movie Maybe one of the most iconic movies of all time is a movie about the Bible. The Ten Commandments was released in 1956 and quickly became a…
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…
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…
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…
Citizenship in Heaven
Elections, Anxiety, & Prayer With the presidential election in just two days, many of us are experiencing a tremendous amount of fear and anxiety. And I understand why. For those…