Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.  1 Thessalonians 5:16-17 (NLT) If there’s one thing I learned serving in youth ministry for nearly a decade it’s that teenage angst is truly a reality. Mix hormones and the reality thatContinue reading "Thankful Angst"

So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 10:31 (NLT) With the holiday season here in the United States comes a lot of meetings (both family and church oriented) which have left me with little time to plan and write this time ofContinue reading "Holiday Sabbatical"

Listen to my voice in the morning, Lord. Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly. Psalm 5:3 (NLT) “Can you hear me now?” It was a phrase uttered in countless commercials by the spokesman for Verizon Wireless. The concept was pretty simple. The spokesman would walk to a spot and utterContinue reading "Dead Zone"

Trust in the Lord always, for the Lord God is the eternal Rock. Isaiah 26:4 (NLT) I was generally pretty good at hearing directions when I was a kid. I say “hearing” because I often times was not good at following directions – or I was incapable of following directions. For example, in second grade weContinue reading "Coloring Inside the Lines"

Those who listen to instruction will prosper; those who trust the Lord will be joyful. Proverbs 16:20 (NLT) Have you ever met someone who thought they had the answer to everything? No matter the discussion that was being had, they were always quick to jump in and supply the correct answer (even if it wasn’t).  TheyContinue reading "I’m Right All The Time"

Spouting off before listening to the facts is both shameful and foolish. Proverbs 18:13 (NLT) Conspiracy theories have been around for a very long time. If you don’t know what a conspiracy theory is, I consider you blessed. Essentially, it is a theory, opinion, hypothesis about something that has occurred (usually something horrible) that hasContinue reading "Conspiracies Everywhere!"