Doubting or investigating the truth isn't necessarily a sin and isn't the opposite of faith. Rather, it may be an element of faith.  It means you are thinking some things through and grappling with th...  Read More

PARENTING AFFIRMATIONGod’s grace is greater than my parenting mistakes.  Proverbs 19:21READ IT24 Thomas was one of the 12 disciples. He was also called Didymus. He was not with the other disciples whe...  Read More

How much faith is enough faith?  The answer to this question is counterintuitive.  Logically, to trust God for big things, we need to have big faith, but that's not exactly what Jesus taught.  Read it...  Read More

PARENTING AFFIRMATIONGod’s grace is greater than my parenting mistakes.  Proverbs 19:21READ IT 22 Right away Jesus made the disciples get into the boat. He had them go on ahead of him to the other sid...  Read More

Have you ever taken the time to consider what faith means? If you had to write a definition of faith what would you include?...  Read More

Are you a person of faith?  If you had asked me that question when I was younger, I would have said, “No.  I’m not.”  You see, I didn’t become a Christian until I was 17.  But even before I came to fa...  Read More

PARENTING AFFIRMATIONGod’s grace is greater than my parenting mistakes.  Proverbs 19:21READ IT5 When Jesus entered Capernaum, a Roman commander came to him. He asked Jesus for help. 6 “Lord,” he said,...  Read More

I'm a fairly techy (if that is a word) guy, so over the years I've had countless people ask my advise on locking down phones and devices from harmful content.  Whether that is someone fighting issues ...  Read More

PARENTING AFFIRMATIONGod’s grace is greater than my parenting mistakes.  Proverbs 19:21READ“God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son. Anyone who believes in him will not die but will h...  Read More

When a pastor steps down or is forced to step out due to a moral failure, I always try and learn something from it.  To protect myself, my family, and my ministry.   Lately, I have been learning too m...  Read More

PARENTING AFFIRMATIONSMy children are a gift from God.  Psalms 127:3-5, The way I raise my kids will impact the world. Deuteronomy 6, Matthew 28:19-20 READ14 “I am the good shepherd. I know my sheep, ...  Read More

PARENTING AFFIRMATIONSMy children are a gift from God.  Psalms 127:3-5, The way I raise my kids will impact the world. Deuteronomy 6, Matthew 28:19-20READ MATTHEW 28:16-2016 Then the 11 disciples went...  Read More

PARENTING AFFIRMATIONSMy children are a gift from God.  Psalms 127:3-5, The way I raise my kids will impact the world. Deuteronomy 6, Matthew 28:19-20READ JOHN 17:20-2320 “I do not pray only for them....  Read More

PARENT AFFIRMATIONSMy children are a gift from God.  Psalms 127:3-5, The way I raise my kids will impact the world. Deuteronomy 6, Matthew 28:19-20READ MATTHEW 16:13-20 13 Jesus went to the area of Ca...  Read More

PARENTING AFFIRMATIONThe work of parenting is honorable, righteous, and significant.  Colossians 3:23, 1 Peter 4:10-11READ MATTHEW 7:24-2924 “So then, everyone who hears my words and puts them into pr...  Read More

From Christian Parents I will never forget holding my precious, beautiful daughter in my arms and tearfully confessing to my friend, “I think I’m a bad mom.” At that moment, I meant it with my entire ...  Read More

PARENTING AFFIRMATIONThe work of parenting is honorable, righteous, and significant.  Colossians 3:23, 1 Peter 4:10-11READ MATTHEW 6:16-1816 “When you go without eating, do not look gloomy like those ...  Read More

As we continue to listen in on the best sermon ever preached - Jesus' sermon on the mount, Jesus presses in on the crowd to deal with the hypocrisy that lives within them and likely us.  What was the ...  Read More

When we look around at all that is happening in the world, we can complain.  We can respond with concern and even great fear.  We can bury our heads in the sand and hope things get better.  Or, we can...  Read More

PARENTING AFFIRMATIONThe work of parenting is honorable, righteous, and significant.  Colossians 3:23, 1 Peter 4:10-11 READ MATTHEW 6:19-2419 “Do not gather for yourselves riches on earth. Moths and r...  Read More

From Christian Parenting Like most well-intentioned parents, Dave and I have high hopes for our boys.  We want our sons to grow up to be good men, productive, stable, and successful. So we teach them ...  Read More

We have a twelve-year-old boy and he is now, more than ever, interested in what’s going on in the world. He wants to know about things like abortion and LGBTQ rights and whether black lives matter. He...  Read More

PARENTING AFFIRMATIONThe work of parenting is honorable, righteous, and significant.  Colossians 3:23, 1 Peter 4:10-11READ MATTHEW 5:13-1613 “You are the salt of the earth. But suppose the salt loses ...  Read More

100 billion. That’s a big number. As teenagers, we rarely think of a number that huge. Trust me, a million is a lot for my mind to grasp.  Thankfully, we have a God who loves big numbers.One fact I le...  Read More