God's Love… Home Again 18 Mar 20147 Aug 2014 One of the things I love to be teaching my girls is that I love them because God made them and He gave them to me. And because of that,…
Going Deeper… Why has God stopped caring for me? 13 Mar 20147 Aug 2014 This is the fifth and final post in this week's series in which I have been sharing what I have been learning about some of the unspoken thoughts often represented…
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…
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…
Family… Sunday Lessons 23 Feb 201423 Feb 2014 Today marks a week since Anna came home from the hospital. The week has predictably been full of ups and downs, but she is glad to be home and we…
God's Love… Running in the Wrong Direction 21 Feb 201421 Feb 2014 I want to highlight two misconceptions many people have, and maybe you are one of them that help create an expectation of Jesus that makes us want to run away…
Books Book Review: The Walking Wounded: The Path from Brokenness to Wholeness 19 Feb 20143 Apr 2014 One of the things I have come across more often than I would like in my pastoral ministry is abuse. Verbal abuse and bullying (of both youth and adults) has…
Christian Living… I Need to Let Go, Part 1 15 Feb 201415 Feb 2014 The events of the last week and a half have brought me back to a lesson God has been teaching me for a long time: that I need to let…
Learning To Be Full Of Grace And Truth. 