Jun 25, 20201 mingive grace“But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions--it...
Jun 25, 20202 mintwistedThis past February I got to enjoy some wonderful instruction in biblical counseling. (Link here https://www.faithlafayette.org/counseling...
Jun 25, 20203 minsons of disobedienceEver catch yourself, when you pick up your device or turn on your TV, that you walk away looking for a fight? You want to complain to...
Jun 15, 20202 minso, be that"I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of...
Jun 15, 20201 minthe hope of your calling“I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know what is the hope of His calling,” (Eph 1:18 NAS) The word...
Jun 15, 20202 mindo you know what spirit you are of?When Jesus and the disciples were heading to Jerusalem, the shortest way was through Samaria. It would save days on the trip, a big deal...
Jun 15, 20201 minwhom are you praying for?For me it was the prayers of friends and people in a church that didn’t even know me, but were praying that God would open my heart, when...
Jun 15, 20201 minwhat are we praying for? I am convicted that my prayers run small. As humans our tendency is to circle in on our immediate location and most current need. “The...
Jun 15, 20202 minwhat are we making the church to be?I have been keen to get back. Participating in church during quarantine meant preaching to my phone in an empty office and connecting...
Jun 8, 20202 minseeing what's good as do-ableThings that were good and right that I thought were incomprehensible or just beyond my capability became do-able, when I saw it being done,
Jun 8, 20201 minovercomerWhereas five of the seven churches to whom Jesus spoke in Revelation chapters 2-3 had issues they needed to deal with, the letters to all...
Jun 8, 20201 minlulled by the crowdIt’s remarkable that in his letters to seven churches in Revelation (Rev 2-3) that Jesus dictated to Apostle John, five of those seven...
Jun 1, 20205 minyou want peace?The violence that has swept over our cities since the alleged murder of a black man, George Floyd, by a police officer in Minneapolis...
Jun 1, 20203 minthis is my Father's world“Being stuck in a place we don’t want to be, longer than we want to be there…” This was a message shared by the current president of the...
Apr 13, 20203 mingracious effronteryMy Lord meets even the doubters, to boldly get in our faces, to show us the impertinence of our words in light of His immutable reality
Apr 13, 20202 min'I am returning to my Father and your Father'We have much to look forward to, this disparate and often-times dysfunctional family of Jesus, as we worship together in our journey
Apr 1, 20201 minplay the manwe are at our best when we step up to the part we are given, serve the people whom God has placed in our care, and trust in Him
Mar 30, 20203 minthis is really offensiveAre we ever offended by the Word of God? Whether it is talking about a six-day creation, or acknowledging that there’s only one way to...
Mar 24, 20202 minbeing cheerful givers“Let each one [give] as he has made up his own mind and purposed in his heart, not reluctantly or sorrowfully or under compulsion, for...