Starting a new job is exciting! You get a blank slate, new friends, challenges that hopefully fit your experience, among many other perks that come with the new digs. The time of year is high time for people taking new jobs so I thought of a few things that will hopefully be of some use... Continue Reading →
Abe Lincoln knew a lot about a lot of things, but something he knew exceptionally well was how to influence people. This post touches on two things that Lincoln did that put him in the hall of fame of leaders and they are simple enough that anyone who's willing to pay attention can do. The... Continue Reading →
Yesterday was a spiritually supercharged day for me. I had been praying for a crucial conversation needing to be had for a couple of weeks and it went very well. Because of all the prep that went into it, I believe I experienced a deeper communion with God as a result. I had two other... Continue Reading →
In 2010, my family and I were in north central Ohio where I was pastoring a small church. We didn't have a copy machine so I was going to Office Depot weekly to have the bulletins printed for our Sunday services. I was in the van with my daughter, who at that time was around... Continue Reading →
There are certain evidences of the validity of a Christian's faith but none more obvious than a heart, once was cold and self-serving, now beats warm with tenderness. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a... Continue Reading →
But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people ... I will hold the watchman accountable for their blood.’ Ezekiel 33:6 NIV The part I left out was a promise of the warned dying for their sin but I wanted to focus on the watchman. Who... Continue Reading →
“This calls for wisdom: let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and his number is 666.” (Rev 13:18, ESV) The “number of a man” is 6 (unholy) and the number of God is 7 (holy). While God is holy, holy, holy (777),... Continue Reading →
[...After being taken captive by Babylon until Persia came to power...] The land enjoyed its sabbath rests; all the time of its desolation it rested, until the seventy years were completed in fulfillment of the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah (2 Chron 36:[20]-21, NIV). The land, not the people, enjoyed a holy Sabbath... Continue Reading →
Then I took the little scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it. It was as sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I ate it, my stomach became bitter (Rev 10:10). Says old Spurgeon, "If we would be educated by Christ, it must not be only to receive His Word as divine authority,... Continue Reading →
Psalm 111:4 "He has caused his wonderful works to be remembered. The Lord is gracious and compassionate." God wants us to remember His faithfulness. This Divine remembrance of God's previous graces are a grace in themselves because they point to His future graces He bestows on those He loves for His name's sake. May we... Continue Reading →
Today, I got to play some music with my grandpa and spend some much needed time with he and my grandmother. Words cannot express my love and gratitude for them both. After playing a handful of songs for them, he grabbed my hand and prayed and thanked God for me. I had to walk away... Continue Reading →
He called out to them, “Friends, haven’t you any fish?” “No,” they answered (John 21:5). If Jesus disguised himself to His disciples, is it possible that He still does this today.. making regular cameo appearances in the here and now? One day our eyes will be opened to this. If we "entertain angels unaware", have... Continue Reading →
Pretty straight forward... "If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples" (John 15:7-8). I get this image of producing spiritual fruit and then... Continue Reading →
