I remember when I first played football at Mulberry High School, quite some time ago. I was so excited. I grew up as a little boy who loved football, and the summer after my eighth-grade year at middle school, …
I remember when I first played football at Mulberry High School, quite some time ago. I was so excited. I grew up as a little boy who loved football, and the summer after my eighth-grade year at middle school, …
My wife and I bought our first house when we were 27 years old. Since that time, I have been in debt, and by God’s grace, I have been paying what I owe each month on that house …
Can you think of an authority figure in your life whom you knew that you had to respect but you really didn’t care for that person? Perhaps it was a coach, a teacher, a boss, or maybe a government official. …
In our house, we have different talents. My wife is creative and caring. I’m logical, organized, and handy. Jeremiah is intelligent and empathetic. Levi is adventurous and warm. Sam is wild and crazy. We all have different talents, personalities, and …
There are a lot of things in our world that transform. An electrical transformer transforms electricity from one circuit to another. A Convert-a-bench transforms from a bench into a table. An Aquamobile transforms from a car into a boat. Of …
I recently updated my iPhone operating system to iOS 16. Right after I did so, the operating system was wreaking havoc on my phone battery. Something was definitely not right. Something was not working. My phone was not operating correctly. …
Have you noticed that sometimes when people are on their cellphones, they have no idea what is happening outside of them? They can miss what someone is saying to them, they can crash into someone who is walking near them, …
In 1858, then Senator Abraham Lincoln speaking of America said, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” Of course, Abraham Lincoln didn’t come up with that himself. He was quoting the Bible. Jesus said in Matthew 12:25, “Every kingdom divided …
I don’t know about you, church, but I don’t want to be complacent. I don’t want to merely survive. I want to thrive. Back in April of 2021, I preached a sermon that challenged our church to thrive in 2021 …
I’m not sure that there is a more challenging section of Scripture in all of the Bible than Romans 9-11. However, congratulations, church: you have made it through. The deep theological truths contained in these chapters are magnificent, wondrous, glorious, …