Fasting

I saw a video recently on the YouTubes. It was one of those 11 second videos. It was a young man sharing his journey to fast from all food for seven days. He explained that it was hard to be around people since his friends, knowing he was fasting, took him places to eat in

Family

In the book of Acts we see the early church acting in a way that made them seem like the kind of family we discussed in my last post. We read, “And all who believed were together and had all things in common. And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds

That’s So Cliché

Isn’t it funny how something that drives you crazy about others is often times something you do all the time, or something you have done in the past? For me, I wasn’t always the best at listening. The book of James says, “Let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger”

Adoption

The movie “Ice Age” gave one of the best examples of people completely unrelated making the decision to love each other through thick and thin. In the middle of the movie, Manny looks at Diego saying, “That’s what you do in a herd, you look out for each other.” To which Sid responds, “I don’t

Life is Short

Over the last week I have been reminded how short our time here on earth can be. We have no control over when we will depart from this this life. The one thing never promised to us by God, is tomorrow. We have no guarantee that the sun will shine, that we will get out

Now, Will Be a Then

Have you ever had a song come on at the right moment? I spent much of the day just a couple days ago rejoicing at the fact that I could mow my own lawn. Many people may not understand that. I was reminiscing about my life around this time last year. I could barely get

Refined By Fire

How much do you know about silver? I have been doing some research lately, because I know the Bible compares faith to precious metals that must be tested with fire. It also says much about being refined by fire. I feel like my whole year so far has been the refining fire. I truly believe

Yoked, A Parable

I have had a lot on my mind lately. I haven’t written anything in over a week. I have been throwing a pity party of sorts. When last I wrote and spoke, I talked about learning to walk in the Spirit. How we achieve that by metanoia. Metanoia is a Greek word, meta meaning above,

What Are You Wearing?

I don’t want to brag (ok maybe I do), I have a group of guys that meet at my house week after week. At our men’s small group, we encourage one another, strengthen one another, sharpen one another, and bear one another’s burdens. I love this group of guys. I pray for my favorite dudes

Run With Purpose

Sorry, it has been over a week since my last blog. Life began testing my family once again. Although life is hard at times, there are valuable lessons to be learned in the valleys, as I have said in previous blogs. This week has taught me to look within. To look at how far my