Have you ever been at a social function or at work and someone comes up to you and says, “Are you a Christian?” How did you react to that? Did you look for a place to run and hide? Did you mumble some incoherent generalities about God? Or, did your eyes light up and you boldly replied with a big … Read More
The Hope of the Gospel
The challenges of life confront the peace of every generation. In my lifetime I’ve seen life’s challenges change. In my younger years I remember being let out of school early to see how fast I could get home in case of a nuclear attack. Today schools don’t practice these drills anymore, but rather drills relevant to this generation and context. … Read More
How Should We Pray for Our Enemies?
William Ross, a doctoral candidate in Old Testament at the University of Cambridge, wrote an article on the Gospel Coalition Website called, “Should we pray the imprecatory Psalms?” It caught my attention. The verb, “imprecate” means “to pray evil against” or “to invoke curse upon.” Psalm 59:5 “You, Lord God of hosts, are God of Israel. Rouse yourself to punish … Read More
Behold Our God // The Gospel
A few months back I began writing blog posts focusing on the lyrics in a song we sing here regularly at King’s Chapel called Behold Our God. If you’re unfamiliar you can listen to it HERE. Well written and musically rich songs are good, but songs rooted in the truth of Scripture are far better. So what I’m doing in … Read More
One of Those Days
Have you ever had one of those days? There you are, making good effort at work or volunteering in a community organization, and someone decides to throw an obstacle in your way. Then to top it off, they launch a few nasty, personal comments just to make sure that you understand that they are superior to you in every way. … Read More
Whose Plan?
Eight to sixteen inches of snow put a real damper on my plans this week. Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow(six more weeks of winter), my diesel froze up an hour outside of town, and I couldn’t start a job on time. Sometimes our plans just don’t pan out. Well, it wasn’t quite as bad as what the Israelites experienced with … Read More
Am I Justified?
Many times during Jesus’s earthly ministry he taught using parables. The word “parable” comes from the Greek word (parabolḗ;) “para”, means beside, and “ballo; means to cast or throw. Jesus would tell a familiar story and then cast it alongside a spiritual truth to help them understand what he was trying to teach. In chapter 18 of the gospel according to Luke, Jesus tells … Read More
New Year Goals
As we say goodbye to 2014 and welcome 2015, I am eager to see what God has in store for each of us! Each year we face new challenges, triumphs, joys and sorrows. We look back on 2014 and reflect on the good and the bad and strive to make the upcoming year better by learning from our mistakes and … Read More
Stop and Marvel
It is not uncommon to drive down the road this time of year and see houses lit up with all kinds of Christmas lights. Some people spend thousands upon thousands of dollars creating these elaborate Christmas spectacles. There are even TV specials dedicated to showing off these electric masterpieces. These elaborate lighting arrangements typically leave us with our jaws dropped … Read More
Can You Hear Me Now?
The Christmas season is upon us and thoughts of trimming trees, spending time with family and finding the perfect gift fills our minds. During this time, we go about our daily lives with our smartphones close by, ear plugs in our ears, and racing from home to work, work to the gym, off to run a few errands and home … Read More