Going Deeper… Why isn’t God answering my prayers to rescue me from this suffering? 12 Mar 20147 Aug 2014 This is the fourth post in this week's series of posts where I have been addressing some of the questions that are often represented by the question: "Why is this…
Going Deeper… Why is God punishing me? 11 Mar 20147 Aug 2014 This week I am writing a series of posts prompted by what is your pastor's most dreaded question: "Why is this happening to me?" I have been learning that one…
Going Deeper… What did I do wrong to deserve this? 10 Mar 20147 Aug 2014 Yesterday I started a series of posts prompted by everyone's favorite pastoral question: "Why is this happening to me?" It is a very honest question when we are suffering, and…
Going Deeper… Why Is This Happening to Me? 9 Mar 20147 Aug 2014 "Why is this happening to me?" As a pastor, I get asked this question a lot. When struggles and difficulties come, it is natural to want to know the "why."…
Jonathan Edwards… Jesus Frees Us to Love Others 8 Mar 2014 When we experience the love of Jesus we become freed from shallow and selfish counterfeits of love, to authentically love others with the love with which He loves us. What…
Jonathan Edwards… Jesus Frees Us to Love Ourselves 7 Mar 2014 Self-love is basic to being human. It is one of the ways in which we are created in the image of God. God loves Himself and so seeks His own…
Sin… What? Is It Lent Again Already? 5 Mar 20145 Mar 2014 Have you ever noticed around certain holidays that people often express surprise at how fast it came around again? You've heard people say things like, Man I can't believe Christmas…
Spiritual Formation… I Hate Waiting 2 Mar 20143 Mar 2014 One of my favorite movies is The Princess Bride. So many great quotes from that movie. Who has not heard that line of Indigo Montoya, "I will walk up to…
Church… Love and Respect, Part 2 27 Feb 201427 Feb 2014 Now I come to it! What does it mean for wives to submit in Ephesians 5:22? That's the rub isn't it? Well, again Paul points to the relationship between Christ…
Church… Love and Respect, Part 1 26 Feb 201426 Feb 2014 My mentor and friend, Charlie "Tremendous" Jones, who almost four years ago was called home to be with his Lord, credited his 57 year marriage to his wife Gloria to…
Learning To Be Full Of Grace And Truth. 