The phrase that continually came to my mind in evaluating my 2021 and praying about 2022 was this: "Disrupt Comfort and Prepare for the...

Paul Tripp wrote a book called "A Dangerous Calling: Confronting the Unique Challenges of Pastoral Ministry." The title itself is a bit...

I have the honor of preaching through the first letter of Paul to the Thessalonians. The study has been incredible, and my mind is being...

What makes sin sinful? This may seem to be an odd question but, in truth, it is one of the most important questions that we could and...

Part of what keeps us from moving forward in life is the inability to be self-aware. Self-awareness is a phrase that has come into...

I am amazed, daily, of how much the Lord loves His Bride and the extent He went to demonstrate and prove it. He is the Lord and is in no...

Any parent will understand the sentiment of what I mean when I say that, before I had children I never knew I could love someone so...

The apostle Paul tells us that everyone is guilty before the Lord because all make the choice to go against the law of God. Whether a Jew...

I am fascinated by those shows that show animals catching their prey, especially lions. If you've every watch these programs you know...

What makes prayer powerful is the various kinds of prayers in which we can beseech the Lord. Paul makes this clear in his word use for...

God is holy and just. God is worthy of full devotion and unyielding allegiance from His creation. Nothing short of perfection is right in...

Growing up I heard a song that was designed to teach us the skeletal structure of our bodies. It was related to the story of the dry...

One of the things that is often missed with respect to repentance is how the whole of one's life is involved in it. The concept is...

We have been exploring the heart of David's heart in Psalm 51. The superscription (the title stated above the beginning of the Psalm)...

There is a song that has these lyrics in it: "Your grace and mercy brought me through. I'm living this moment because of you. I want to...

What we love about this Psalm is occasioned by something that is dark, deceptive and an expression of human depravity. The beauties of...

Psalm 51 is one of the most known passages of scripture in the whole of the Bible - at least the first portion of it at least. It is rich...

"For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery" (Galatians 5:1, ESV) Fear is the...

In the classic book, "The Cost of Discipleship," Dietrich Bonhoeffer made the following statement: "When Christ calls a man, he bids him...

The title may be a bit odd, but I hope, after reading this you will see its Christ exalting beauty. Paul writes 2nd Corinthians in...