March 2022

  • Burden to God

    You are not a burden to God. Read Matthew 11:28-30

  • What’s the subject?

    I try my best to give everyone the benefit of the doubt. It’s what I hope people give me. That said, throughout my pastoral ministry, getting Christians to Bible study has been a chore. A constant chore. My first impulse was to fill in the blanks for those Christian excuse-makers. But I don’t get…

  • Pesky sin

    Because of God’s power, no matter what sin is pestering you, you can have a new heart. Read Ezekiel 11:19

  • Let’s get tradition

    Someone once said, “Tradition is the living faith of the dead. Traditionalism is the dead faith of the living. I so much appreciate what that means. Many times, younger generations want to weed out anything that feels like tradition. They overcorrect and don’t realize the meaningful aspects of corporate faith they’re missing. Tradition has…

  • The need to control

    Child-like faith means letting go of the need to control what’s around you. Read 1 Corinthians 13:11

  • My pandemic tension

    There are several ways I want to reconnect the church coming out of the pandemic. Real, meaningful ways. Ways a lot of people might not consider all that appealing–you know like prayer meetings and fellowship gatherings. I’m itching to begin to introduce some of these opportunities. But our city’s covid numbers are high again.…