I recently sat down with my friend Jesse Strickland, CEO of Kings Creek Apparel, to record a podcast on what gratitude looks like in a person’s everyday life. From grief to grace – the Christian should have a well of goodness to draw from when it comes to show gratitude with every day that God […]
I have loved hiking for as long as I can remember. My dad took me on weekend hikes as a kid. Sometimes we would hike through our local park and other times we would drive a couple of hours to the North Carolina mountains to hike mountain tops or to take in the views of […]
The Christian’s testimony begins with and is rooted in the miracle of our salvation. There is no greater miracle in the universe than the transformation that happens when someone rests in Christ as their Lord. The miracle of God’s salvation of us is, as Ephesians 2:5 says, “even when we were dead in our trespasses, […]
There was a time when I was convinced that I was never cut out for pastoral ministry. For starters, I am a natural introvert. I struggle in large social settings and I am often drained after spending significant time with more than a few people. Secondly, I could not stand the thought of preaching to […]
Hope is the greatest need of man. A man can survive for a time without food or water, but man struggles to move forward without a sense of hope in their life. Man assumed that hope would be ushered in with a new year and a new administration leading American politics. Man was wrong. The […]
There are a couple of questions that are almost a given whenever I go out into public. The first is, “Are you cold?” Which is a question I definitely understand. There’s just not a category for people when they meet someone without arms. There’s no way that I am missing both arms, so I have […]
The groaning of this world (Romans 8:22) wasn’t going to instantly change because Jesus was now my Savior and Lord. That’s the promise ONE day, not TOday. While the circumstances of my life were not categorically changing and improving – my hope and my help had. I now had a Friend, a Strength, a Shepherd and an Advocate. He was what I really needed.
God has given you a specific set of gifts and abilities. While I may not have Matt Chandler’s hand motions while I preach, that doesn’t negate the gifts He has provided. Don’t compare grace, celebrate it. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZxnFw0Qw78&w=560&h=315]
Over the next 26 days we will be taking a few minutes out of our crammed Christmas schedules to look into the coming of Christ as we see revealed in Scripture. Over these first 8 days we will focus on the need for a Savior and God’s promise of His arrival. In all of these […]
***If you haven’t heard Mark Driscoll’s interview with Brian Houston, it will provide a glimpse into Driscoll’s heart nearly a year after he stepped away from Mars Hill Church. You can see that lengthy interview here.*** Flash back to 2011. In evangelical Christian circles, there were few pastors in America who held a more successful […]
