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This week, I’ve watched the parking lot at our church transform from an old lot full of pot holes and cracks with faint lines that you could barely see to a brand-new lot with fresh pavement and crisp, beautiful lines. It’s amazing the difference between how it was before and how it is now. AndContinue reading “New Every Morning”

A question I’m asked often as a pastor is: “How do you hear the voice of God?” It’s a great question and actually an easy one to answer—“Take time to stop and listen.” We live in a world that never stops. We are continually bombarded with one thing after another. There is so much chaosContinue reading “Stop and Listen”

Philippians 2:3-4 tells us: “In humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.” The sad thing is, this is so opposite of the world we live in today. The culture of our day says, “It’s all about me!” It’s about my wants, myContinue reading “Looking Out for One Another”

If you’ve known me for any time at all, you know that I’m a huge TobyMac fan. Now if you don’t know who TobyMac is, you’re missing out. He’s a Christian music artist that I’ve been listening to for 34 years: first when he was with DCTalk in the late 80’s and then as aContinue reading “The Goodness of God”

I was out of town this past week and our Children’s Pastor shared a devotional with our church. It was a good reminder that we need to keep our eyes on Jesus. I decided to share it with you here on my blog. I hope it encourages you: One of my favorite things about summerContinue reading “Turning Towards the Son”

This past week I talked about humility in my sermon. It’s a word that continues to come up in conversation a lot these days. And it just “happened” to be the topic of a weekly email devotion I received this week from a pastor’s website I subscribe to.  The devotional started off with a phraseContinue reading “Remaining Humble and Teachable”

For my blog this week, I want to share a devotional my wife Stacy did this week for our Church: And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.  -1 Corinthians 13:13 My dad passed away unexpectedly at the end of July. Our family is so grateful forContinue reading “The Staying Power of Love”

In John chapter 17, Jesus knows that the time is coming for Him to go to the cross. And we see Him praying to the Father in this section of scripture. He prays for Himself as He seeks to glorify God in what is about to happen, He prays for His disciples because He knowsContinue reading “Unity in the Church”

I had my first experience with death when I was 11 years old. My great grandma passed away after a short bout with cancer. At her graveside service, my grandma asked if I would recite Psalm 23. It was a chapter of scripture I had memorized in school and my grandma said she knew itContinue reading “The Great Shepherd”

I’m not sure about you, but I know I go through seasons where I feel like I’m just spinning in circles—where I feel like I just keep hitting a brick wall. The reality is, we’re all human and we’re all susceptible to failure. And over the years I’ve discovered a few practices to help turnContinue reading “Turn Things Around”