Acts 12:20-24 (ESV – italics added) Now Herod was angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they came to him with one accord, and having persuaded Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king’s country for food. On an appointed day Herod put on his royal… Read more »
I love fixing things. I can’t fix cars or computers, but one of the things I do often try and fix is myself. As a matter of fact, sometimes I focus on that a whole heck of a lot. Where am I falling short? What skills do I lack? Where do I feel like I’m… Read more »
Jesus simplified his commands for us into two things: Love God. Love people. (See Matthew 22:37-39). Coming back from Africa a couple months ago inspired me to write a blog post titled “Loving God Intentionally” as I considered the devotion it takes to love God well amidst the clutter of our busy lives. Now it… Read more »
A couple months ago I got back from a short-term mission trip to Malawi in southern Africa. I learned some amazing lessons that I’m trying to apply now that I’m back in the US — the most valuable of which is loving God intentionally. In this blog post I will talk about the importance of… Read more »
The book of Acts, in some ways, seems like a spiritual free-for-all that is the sequel of the ministry of Jesus on this earth. Jesus was really intentional about giving guidelines for the “what’s” of life and ministry, but not always the “how’s.” So we see the apostles learning as they go and gradually discovering… Read more »
My job as a server at a restaurant has its benefits but it also has its challenges. One of the bigger challenges is that money concerns are very in your face. One of the ways this is manifested is in tipping out the people I work with that support the job I do: the bussers,… Read more »
A House Built Upon the Rock: Best Tsunami Insurance Available
An 8.9 earthquake hit just off the coast of Northeastern Japan last week, causing immediate catastrophic destruction. Then, as if it that wasn’t enough, tsunami waves thirty feet high swept three miles inland destroying everything in their path and taking thousands of precious lives. We lament this horrific event, and we sympathize for the Japanese… Read more »
When you think about the word community, what comes to mind? Barbecues, going out to restaurants, movies, hanging out at a friend’s house? I love hanging out with people and I’m always looking forward to the next opportunity I’ll have to do so. In fact (and I know not everyone’s like this) much of my… Read more »
Ephesians 3:14-21 (ESV) “For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your… Read more »
Isaiah 53:1-6 (ESV)
2 Corinthians 5