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A Bit on Homelessness

We’ve been having a seminar at my church about ministering to the homeless. I thought I’d share some of the things I’ve learned after two sessions. Homelessness isn’t the problem, it’s the symptom. Most homeless people have some sort of...

Older Phone Notes

I went scrolling through some older notes in my phone today, and I thought I’d share. You speak boldly about what you believe deeply. Anything we use to get closer to God is an idol. We do not need anything to get closer to God; He has already made Himself...

Fishers of Men and the Fish We Catch

Jesus calls us, just like He called His disciples, to be “fishers of men” (Matthew 4:19, Mark 1:17). We are to cast our nets far and wide to reach people with the Gospel, the good news of what Jesus has done. This past week my church has had someone come...

Royal Drama and Political Intrigue in the Bible

After doing my Bible reading for the past few days, I started wondering why we don’t have more quality dramatizations of Bible stories. The drama surrounding King Saul, Jonathan, and David could make a whole series. So in 1 Samuel 15, King Saul is getting a...

God Working with Family Dysfunction

The Bible is full of examples of God working His will and story even through and despite severe human problems, failures, and downright purposeful immorality. For this post I’d like to talk about family dysfunction. Sometimes things turn out well and sometimes...

Sensitivity and Calibration of the Conscience

We all have consciences. We don’t always use them the way we should. Ignoring your conscience dulls and damages it, making it less effective and less sensitive in the future. When you constantly brush through the thorns your conscience said not to, your...