I love movies like Master and Commander, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Mutiny on the Bounty. The impressiveness of the ships holds my attention easily, but even with awe when the battle scenes occur. One of the things that I have learned watching these movies is the proximity that is required when the battles ensue [...]
I received an encouraging comment this week from a friend in our church. They referenced the passion I had while communicating a specific point of the message this week. In particular it was the remarks Job made regarding meeting his redeemer (Job 19:25). In thanking them for the encouragement I realized something that I hadn't [...]
At Christmas time last year Katie and I gave two books to our oldest children (Rebecca and Christian). They are the first two of four in the Wingfeather Saga, a series written by Andrew Peterson. I actually had the privilege of meeting Andrew several years ago when I was doing youth minister in East Tennessee. [...]
It has been a long time since my last blog and I can't seem to get this topic of Love off of my mind. It has been resonating with me for several weeks and God has me circling the issue during these weeks. I want to share a brief outlook on 1 Corinthians 13, but [...]
In Genesis 21 we discover an interesting encounter between Abraham and Abimelech. Hopefully you recall the earlier meeting between these two in Genesis 20. Abraham had left the area of Mamre and gone to the territory of Negeb, where Abimelech, the king of Gerar lived. Abraham, fearing the heathen king and his people once again [...]
I often visit the book of Nehemiah when considering matters of leadership. This Old Testament account of the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem provides great insight into what leadership requires, the necessity of clear vision, the accomplishment of the vision and the investment and requirements on people employed in the work of God. As [...]
Today I began preparing for my next message in the series, Watch for the Light, and in my studying began looking more specifically at Romans 8:24-25. I want to share some of the things I was impacted by as I read Dr Martin Lloyd-Jones commentary on the passage. The Scripture reads, "For in this hope [...]