Subtle Idols Luke 10:17-20 is an important passage, even if we struggle to understand it.  “The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, ‘Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!’  And he s...  Read More

Stuck I am kind of stuck.  I was privileged to preach out of Hebrews 10 this past week and I can’t seem to get the passage out of my head.  I find myself meditating on it constantly.  Thinking over th...  Read More

Same Thing only Different Our church has been studying and learning from the book of Hebrews.  We have come to the point where the author is now ready to apply the living truths that he has been shari...  Read More

Slow to SpeakOne of the greatest gifts God has given us is the book of Proverbs. Wisdom that is so very applicable to daily life is beyond a treasure. So much help for work, relationships, decision ma...  Read More

I AppealWhen I was in college we often would spend our free time in pick up games of basketball, football, or baseball.  They were good times of exercise and stress relief.  Having no officials the ga...  Read More

Enough“When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him...  Read More

Not About YouI knew a pastor who placed a little reminder on his mirror.  It said something like this, “It’s not about you”.  It is a variation of the exhortation that Paul gives us in Phil 2 where he...  Read More

Not in VainThis is the 500th blog that I have written.  I decided to go back to blog number one, written in 2012, to remind myself of why I started writing this thing.  It is strange to think that I h...  Read More

HiplessSeven weeks ago I had my right hip replaced due to arthritis.  Before surgery I had heard story after story about how easy it was and saw many folks in our church have surgery and do very well ...  Read More

Helping Other’s ChangeI stole the idea for this blog and the specific points listed below from Paul Tripp’s weekly devotional called, Wednesday’s Word. It is a devotional that is well worth subs...  Read More

Flood the ThroneWhen my children were younger there used to be a great commercial that played during this time of year.  The background music was, “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” and a joyo...  Read More

Uh, No WayYou are not perfect.  We all admit that...to a point.  I mean, there are sins and imperfections that you own and there are sins and imperfections that are yours to keep.  What do you think J...  Read More