When A Church Should Throw In The Towel
Every year nearly 4,000 churches close their doors. But is that a good thing?
The Top 3 Most Misunderstood Bible Verses
Our culture loves soundbites. We have about a 30 second attention span (I’m definitely guilty of that). And because of that we often take one Bible verse and go around quoting what it says while ignoring the context. Sometimes this gives us a half truth, other times it gives us something totally wrong. These are the top 3 Bible verses that I hear that don’t mean what people think they do.
Confessions of a People-Pleaser (And How to Move On)
I know this girl who thinks she has to accept the responsibility for the happiness of others… That girl is me.
America Is Not A Christian Nation
As Independence Day approaches, I thought we needed a dose of truth when it comes to our country. Before anyone panics with what my topic is let me say this; yes, the United States does a lot of great things, but that alone doesn’t make us a Christian nation.
3 Things We Can Learn From The Lords Prayer
Often we just recite the Lord’s prayer verbatim. While that’s not bad we are missing what Jesus was trying to teach us.
The Church Needs to Change
Change is one thing that does not come easy to any church. Which is pure irony; For the church is the place where God cultivates people to change. Since the inception of the church in Acts chapter 1, change has been an immense struggle. But change is what the Church desperately needs.
Jesus Weeps With You
Whatever we are going through Jesus is with us. He is not distant. He weeps with us.d
4 Christian Sayings That Are Not In The Bible
These sayings you have definitely heard and maybe even said. But the problem is they aren’t in the Bible. Not only are they not in the Bible but believing them can hurt your faith.
Failure to Commit Will Destroy Me
Our failure to commit is destroying our relationships. It’s killing our relationships with people and it will be the death of our relationship with God.
I Am Not Good Enough (and that’s okay)
I’m confronted everyday with a reality that I don’t really care to acknowledge. I am not good enough. I’m a terrible follower of Jesus. With my words I’m great, but my actions rarely back it up. I’m far more selfish than I care to admit with my wife. As a pastor I’m regularly confronted with issues I have no clue how to deal with. In the most important areas of my life I am not good enough to do them even remotely well.