Be Angry and Do Not Sin. A common misconception among many in the church is that anger is sin. We put on our happy faces, we smile, and we pretend that nothing ever gets on our nerves, no one gets under our skin, and no one ever drives us out of our minds. On theContinueContinue reading “When You Get Angry”
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Your Father Loves Watching You Laugh
A joyful heart makes a face cheerful, but a sad heart produces a broken spirit. Proverbs 15:13 When Adam and Eve brought sin into the world, the world became a nearly unbearable place to live. Relationships were cursed (Genesis 3:16), the earth was cursed (Genesis 3:17-18) and work was cursed (Gen. 3:19). Since the fall, Satan has unleashedContinueContinue reading “Your Father Loves Watching You Laugh”
Find Rest
If you are exhausted, weary and burdened….then the last thing you need is a 2500 word blog to tell you what to do. So, I’m going to keep this short, sweet and simple. Here’s the question: What do we do when life…takes the life out of us? When we are exhausted, weary, burdened orContinueContinue reading “Find Rest”
Three Lessons for Leaders
Every person is a leader to some degree. You are a leader of your family, a leader of your small group, a leader of your friends, a leader at work, a leader in your community. If you aren’t a leader *yet* you soon will be. And If you are a leader, you have to be a learner. LeadershipContinueContinue reading “Three Lessons for Leaders”
Responding to The Southern Baptist Convention Sexual Abuse Report
This past week, the SBC Sexual Abuse Task Force released the results of the independent investigation into sexual abuse and cover among pastors and leadership in the SBC. As I read the report I felt a range of emotions. These things should not happen, and yet they do, far more than we care to admit. The abuse was horridContinueContinue reading “Responding to The Southern Baptist Convention Sexual Abuse Report”
A Response to Roe
A Response to Roe Last week our nation read a leaked SCOUTS opinion written by Judge Samuel Alito that suggests that the Supreme Court is overturning Roe v. Wade. In the days that followed we read many opinions on social media platforms. Some were rejoicing that Roe could be overturned, others were lamenting. One of the challenges in our worldContinueContinue reading “A Response to Roe”
Preaching Hope to Hurting People
One of the most valuable classes I took in Seminary was my preaching course. I once mentioned this to my professor and he reminded me that the preaching course should be the most valuable course a seminarian takes, if he takes the preaching course last. The reason for this is simple. We spend three years learning what the BibleContinueContinue reading “Preaching Hope to Hurting People”
The Rock Who Cried Out
Last week we looked at Jesus’ Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem. The excited crowd was laying down clothes and palm branches (Matthew 21:8) for a red-carpet entry into Jerusalem. They were shouting and screaming, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” (Matthew 21:9). The fuddy-dud Pharisees didn’t like all the chaosContinueContinue reading “The Rock Who Cried Out”
Even the Rocks Will Cry Out
This Sunday is Palm Sunday. We call it “Palm Sunday” because of the palm branches that were laid out for Jesus as he made his triumphal entry into Jerusalem a week before his crucifixion. John 12:12 -13 says, “The next day, when the large crowd that had come to the festival heard that Jesus was comingContinueContinue reading “Even the Rocks Will Cry Out”
Exhausted? Burdened? Fearful? Do This…
People often ask us how we are holding up since the life-altering event of Greyson’s cancer relapse occurred on December 3rd. The truth is, we were exhausted by Mid-December, so whatever “three-months past exhaustion” is called, that’s what we are. Our exhaustion has manifested itself in each of us in different ways. For Greyson, his fatigue has manifestedContinueContinue reading “Exhausted? Burdened? Fearful? Do This…”