I haven’t posted a blog in quite a while- mainly because I’ve been taking time out to learn how to be a dad! But I’ll be back at it now, so hopefully my faithful few readers will be happy that there will be new content.
On a college mission trip to Raleigh, NC, during spring break, [...]
It’s time for me to write this, and everything I’m writing here was inspired by this Scripture:
In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be [...]
“For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another. But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according [...]
I had a startling discovery nearly a month ago- I’m in the worst shape of my life! I used to be pretty fit. I was very athletic in school and in shape. But since college and then marriage, staying fit just sort of got pushed to the back of the list of priorities. Especially with [...]
You remember walking in a cap and gown to the song “Pomp & Circumstance” right? We left high school with big dreams for our futures and plans to do whatever we wanted. For some, that would mean chasing a dream of wealth, which some people would stop at nothing to obtain.
But I was [...]
I’m just under 5 weeks from my entire life changing. It drastically changed about 4 years ago when I married my wife. I had to stop living just for me and learn how to live with somebody else and consider her greater than myself. I’m still working on that one.
And soon I’ll have to learn [...]
There are many things to know in this world. Many people know more than I know, and I have much to learn about many things- like how to be a dad, and how to use a hand can opener (still can’t do that well because I’m left handed and we live in a right handed [...]
The shield is a classic piece of armor. It was the main form of defense against the arrows, swords, or whatever else the enemy attacked with. I’ve never actually used a shield though, unless you count my linemen when I was a quarterback on the high school football team.
Anyway, this verse of scripture jumped [...]
I love living in America. I love the house God has given my wife and me to live in. I love my motorcycle which I haven’t ridden much lately because of the potential black ice (not good for 2 wheels, or any number of wheels really…).
There are things in this world that I don’t love [...]
Do you remember the song we sang as kids? Deep and wide, deep and wide, there’s a fountain flowing deep and wide…
I always wondered why we sang a song about a water fountain in church. But then I read Scripture later in my life to realize the whole deep and wide concept is actually Biblical. [...]
Do you realize how great our salvation in Christ is? Have you taken time to think about your salvation?
Hebrews 2:1-4:
1Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. 2For since the message declared by angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression or disobedience received a [...]
What’s the point? This life we struggle with at times; the job we get frustrated with; the bills we have to pay every month; the arguments with our spouse or friend. Is there a point? An end?
There is. And this passage of Scripture jumped out at me this week:
“…for while bodily training is of some [...]
Everyone who goes on ahead and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God. Whoever abides in the teaching has both the Father and the Son. -2 John 1:9
Anita is driving right now from Maryland to Georgia for a friend’s wedding. She’s got a long day ahead of her. But she’s [...]
Sometimes it’s easy to get sidetracked and lose focus from what we’re supposed to be doing. It happens all the time- you pause in the office to catch a news report on TV or listen on the radio; you answer the door while cooking dinner and it ends up burning; you’re typing a paper and [...]
“Why do I need to ask God who created all things and sovereignly puts
all things in order, to do His will? Won’t he do it anyway if he is
sovereign?”
This is the question I asked at the end of my last writing regarding the Lord’s prayer found in Matthew 6:9-13. It’s a really large question too! [...]
There are many times I’ve felt like I don’t know what decision to make regarding my future. High school, college, working; all of these areas have presented big decisions for me.
I have been reading in Scripture this week about prayer. Prayer is one of those amazing things we (if believers and followers in Christ) have [...]
I’m really excited for Chris and Elissa this coming Sunday!! Both of these young people are going to be baptized!!! It’s an exciting time because I get to see their faith growing and get to see them following in obedience to Christ by being baptized. I can’t wait to see what these two do with [...]
Took people captive from another nation
Thought he was a god and built a big gold statue of himself for people to worship
Became extremely proud
Ordered people to be burned in a fiery furnace if they didn’t worship him
Doesn’t sound too much like someone God was working through, does it? But it was. Meet King Nebuchadnezzar. Besides [...]
Do you ever get scared or anxious to do something because you’re scared of what the result might be? I’ve felt that way before, and Daniel in the Bible has given me a lot of encouragement in that area of my life. Daniel is an intriguing character because his actions could have ended up putting [...]