A Word of Encouragement
November 9th, 2023
It was like running into a 350-pound lineman. Every ounce of momentum was halted in an instant when I heard the words…
“You do not encourage me to love Christ.”... Read More
Biblical Stewardship: Beware of Imitations
November 2nd, 2023
Most people think of stewardship in strictly financial terms, as if stewardship is just a money-management technique. There are all kinds of problems with that way of looking at stewardship.... Read More
Distinction Between Government and the Church
October 26th, 2023
What is the purpose of the government? What is the purpose of the Church? What does this mean?... Read More
God Gives Solid Ground
October 19th, 2023
The question is not whether our beliefs are “inclusive” or “exclusive” the question is on what grounds do we base our beliefs. ... Read More
Jesus’ Outlandish Promise
October 12th, 2023
These words of Jesus are part of the Upper Room discourse, words He spoke to His men the night before He died. When we yank those words out of context – when we treat them like calligraphy we might fi... Read More
Voting with My Feet
October 6th, 2023
People coming to church on Sunday morning are “voting with their feet.”... Read More
Jesus and My Identity Crisis
September 28th, 2023
What do we mean by “identity”? I am a man, a pastor, a husband and dad and Pappaw. I’m a side-sleeper, a Beavercreek resident, a booklover, a native Texan, an introvert. But those are just labels. The... Read More
Giving Your Children a Better Why: The Primary Purpose of Going to Church
September 20th, 2023
Christian parents often hear, “Why do we go to church?” I want my children to know that our weekly gathering as believers is primarily about the worship of God and secondarily the love of others. ... Read More
Two Distorted Versions of Discipleship: Part Two
September 14th, 2023
Why don’t people want to belong to a fellowship of believers?... Read More
Impossible Christianity: Why Following Jesus Does Not Mean You Have to Change the World, Be an Expert on Everything, Accept Spiritual Failure, and Feel Miserable Pretty Much All the Time
September 7th, 2023
So many Christian books seem to be how-to explanations aimed at high achievers. Not this book:... Read More
Two Distorted Versions of Discipleship: Part One
August 31st, 2023
We act as if we think that faith is all about ideas when it is also about stories, imagination, and desire.... Read More
Gifted to Gift
August 24th, 2023
The people of God have all been gifted gifts in the Christian life, the greatest gift being Christ Himself. We are each gifted uniquely, and this is meant to humble us in relation to one another, not ... Read More