No Retreat

When you make a commitment to follow Jesus your faith will be tested. You will feel the heat of those who seek to dissuade you from seeking Christ. Some days the heat will be so intense it will force you to make a choice whether to continue on the path with Jesus. This is part […]

Wrestling With Ourselves

There is a battle going on inside of you, a wrestling match between the Spirit of God and the flesh. As Paul described it in Galatians 5:17: “For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not […]

Nitpicking the New

It was the littlest thing turned into a big deal. One small detail and they were up in arms about it, looking to tear him down: “Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said, ‘Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands […]

Restoring the Original Glory

I marvel at people who take an old car or a house and restore it back to its original glory. They take something that is worn from the ravages of time and meticulously bring it back to what it was originally designed to be. It reminds me of life in Jesus Christ. Life has a […]

Happy Noise Year

As we move on from Christmas celebrations and into the New Year, remember the humble manger. Seek Jesus in the quiet and the unspoken.

Building Up, Not Tearing Down

The human spirit can endure in sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear? Proverbs 18:14 (NIV) How does a spirit get broken? Too often by the words and deeds of others. What we do to others can either build up their spirit or crush it. When the spirit of another is broken, it can […]

Regain Your Spiritual Sight

There is a blindness we can be afflicted with that prevents us from seeing the world as God sees it. The brokenness of people and their actions against us can prevent us from seeing their need for Jesus. A defensive posture can hinder us from helping them to see the peace of Christ. We need […]

Stepping Into the Breach

Never underestimate the power of our prayers to protect those who do not know Jesus.

The Evidence of God in You

Your faith in Jesus—your faithfulness in serving Him—is evident to those around you even if you don’t say a word to them. We see this in 1 Samuel 16 where Samuel anointed David and “the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon David from that day forward (verse 13).” Tragically, “the Spirit of the LORD […]

Judging with Discernment

At the end of what are commonly referred to as the Beatitudes, Matthew 7:28 tells us: “When Jesus had finished these words, the crowds were amazed at His teaching; for He was teaching them as one having authority, and not as their scribes (NASB).” The people could tell that this was the Son of God; […]