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As followers of Jesus, I believe it’s important that we learn to cultivate a heart of gratitude and thanksgiving to and for the Lord. Psalm 100:4 tells us to “Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!” When we come before God with a thankful heart, weContinue reading “Thanking God”

In our fast-paced world, waiting can be extremely difficult. We’re accustomed to instant gratification and immediate results. However, the concept of waiting on God is beautifully woven throughout the scriptures. And it’s in the waiting that we learn to trust and depend on God’s perfect timing and divine wisdom. Waiting on God requires patience, perseverance,Continue reading “Waiting On God”

In this broken world, we all experience hurt and pain at different times in our lives. Stacy and I have gone through some of this ourselves this past month as we’ve experienced the loss of someone we became very close with. In the midst of these times, it can feel as if peace is unattainable. However,Continue reading “Experiencing God’s Peace”

As followers of Jesus who seek to live our lives for the Lord, I believe it’s important that we all take time to reflect on the condition of our hearts. In Psalm 139:23, David opens his heart to the Lord when he says, “Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxiousContinue reading “Search My Heart”

For the month of May, my wife and I have been going through something called “30 Days to Resilient”. It’s part of the One Minute Pause app that was developed and made available by author John Eldridge. And one of the things it talks about is our narrative. What is the narrative that we believeContinue reading “What’s Our Narrative?”

As followers of Jesus, we’re called to a life of obedience and commitment, even in the face of difficulties and challenges. In fact, it’s during these difficult times that our faith is tested and strengthened. The Bible encourages us to trust in the Lord and to keep our eyes fixed on Jesus. In John 16:33,Continue reading “Overcoming the World”

Every week before our meet and greet time at church, I talk about the fact that we were created for relationship: Relationship with God and relationship with others. And I believe a big part of our relationship with one another has to do with supporting and encouraging each other. In Ephesians 4:29 it says, “DoContinue reading “Encouraging One Another”

Every day we’re faced with choices that affect our lives. These choices are often between the things of Jesus and the things of the world. It can be tempting to choose the things of the world, because often times they seem more appealing or easier, but we must remember that the things of Jesus haveContinue reading “Choosing His Ways”

At our church we have a well known phrase that we say frequently, “God is good, all the time…And all the time God is good.” The problem is, often times we get so caught up in the busyness and chaos of life that we forget just how good our God truly is. His goodness isContinue reading “God is Good”

This Sunday we celebrate Easter: the day that Jesus rose from the grave and opened the door for us to experience His redemptive power in our lives. We love to celebrate His amazing resurrection, but we can’t forget that in order for Him to rise from the dead, He first had to die. Today isContinue reading “The Power of the Cross”