Blood-Bought Jesus Communities
Our Prince of Peace is at the center of our world and communities of believers. What would it look like if we made a daily practice of letting Christ’s character […]
Ransomed & Our Usefulness
Since Jesus died for our sins we will today… Agape love being placed into our lives by the Holy Spirit means that we will today… The Father loves us. The […]
Scarcity and Genuine Jesus-Followers
There is a scarcity of genuine Jesus-followers. I only have a couple of minutes to write this post, but I felt a strong prompting to make this statement while in […]
Only One True Hero for Me
Do you have some heroes or some central ideals you tend to wrap your identity around? So have I at various points in my life. I haven’t moved on from […]
Slavery Today in the USA
This number is way low when we consider various kinds of sexual bondage beyond what I’m mentioning here, yet it is estimated that among our very own boarders there are […]
Food for My Soul
Yesterday was a heavier day for my wife and I emotionally, feeling weight from the darkness in our town and world for sure, but also weights of responsibility. God helped […]
We Are Jesus Communities
Any who gather in the name of Jesus Christ and follow His manner of ministry can experience His eternal joy and be knit together in God’s love. We had such […]
Being a Jesus-Following Neighbor
Luke 10 contains the story Jesus uses to illustrate how a neighbor should conduct him or herself toward his or her neighbors. What stood out to me is that Jesus […]
The Highest Educator
Periodically I consider going for my master’s degree in either business or biblical studies (Counseling or M Div). Yet, at this point I see the school of life and lots […]
Useful Calm in Wicked Storms
Let us call it what it is, utter wickedness. Anyone or anything set up against God and His children is either intentionally or unintentionally definable as opposed to God, which […]
Breaking the Silence
It has been a spell, friends, since my last post. I have been aware of the Grand Contractor of Heaven laboring in my heart, and I have been aware of […]
IGNORING JESUS
The Apostle Paul was a Jesus ignorer. Have we thought of this enough? Have we thought of this in relation to those around us who do not yet put their […]
Men in Submission
Reading God’s Word this morning in 1 Thessalonians, I’m compelled by Paul’s example to this church. He was so submitted in his lifetime to God, so bowed before the Holy […]
Fragile Friendships
Many people have trouble hanging on to long lasting and meaningful friendships where there is absolute trust and truth in the same friendship. I’ve had my own challenges at times […]
Joy & Trust = Mates in Knowing God
Imagine a similar picture to Adam and Eve in the garden, walking with God, knowing Him personally and without sin. Yet, they had the ability to sin, just not a […]
Grounded Gospel 