Category Archives: General

Earlier this week I was reflecting on the post I shared last week about the sacrifice of others. This got me thinking about my own sacrifices. As followers of Christ we are called to live a life of sacrifice. This, then, reminded me of something I learned years ago as a young youth pastor fromContinue reading “Converting Our Sacrifice Into Worship”

*Disclaimer: I typed out this blog and then forgot to publish it. This should have gone out a week ago. This past Monday was Memorial Day: A day where we take time to remember those who gave their life for our country and others. Their sacrifice has allowed us to experience freedoms that many peopleContinue reading “Remembering the Sacrifice”

As a pastor I do my best to look at situations from all angles. We are all flawed individuals and we all tend to have our own skewed perspective on things. So could my view be the wrong view? Absolutely! This is true for all of us; the problem is that many of us don’tContinue reading “Putting Others First”

This week was a busy week for me. I recently learned of an older gentleman from my church who had the place he was staying burn down. In the fire, he lost pretty much everything he owned including his glasses, his dentures, and his Bible. So I spent a good portion of this week makingContinue reading “Helping the One”

“Because that’s how we’ve always done it!” This is a phrase we hear a lot in the church and in our world. We are people of tradition and we often cling to what is comfortable. It’s why the Jews who became followers of Jesus tried to force the Gentile believers to follow the Laws ofContinue reading “He’s Doing A New Thing”

In Acts 13:2, as the church in Antioch was praying and seeking the Lord, the Holy Spirit spoke to them saying: “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”  Those words, “set apart for me Barnabas and Saul” are powerful words. God had a plan for thoseContinue reading “Set Apart for His Work”

In Matthew 4, after fasting for 40 days and 40 nights, Jesus is hungry and the devil comes and tempts Him to turn a stone into bread. Jesus rebukes him, in verse 4, saying “Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.” Jesus was actuallyContinue reading “Our Perfect Redeemer”

This week my devotions led me to Acts 5, where the disciples were brought before the Sanhedrin and questioned by the high priest. The high priest scolded the disciples because they had been warned not to speak of Jesus, but failed to comply. And in Acts 5:29, Peter responds by saying: “We must obey GodContinue reading “Being People Who Walk in Obedience”

So 10 years ago, I thought I would jump into the world of blogging. I was just a simple minded youth pastor at the time, but everyone else was doing it and I thought, “Why not?” I started off being fairly consistent, but as I transitioned to the role of a Senior Pastor my blogsContinue reading “My First Post (Again)”