As humans, we all have a deep desire to create…
Read MoreControl. Control is something each of us wants and yearns for…
Read MoreLet’s talk about money.
That’s never really a good way to start a conversation is it? Or to start a sermon? Most of us don’t like to talk about money, especially when it overlaps with religion…
Read MoreIt has become apparent to me that everyone around me knows everything. They all know what’s right and wrong, good and evil. They know what the mayor or the governor or the president needs to do. They know exactly what is best for themselves, the people around them, and the world as a whole…
Read MoreWhere have you seen God?
This is a fairly common question you may be asked at church, especially in a small group setting. In fact, this question was regularly asked at many of the church functions and events I was a part of growing up—from youth and college ministries to mission trips.
Read MoreI generally consider myself a good person. I do my best to make the right decisions and do the right thing. I try to be nice to others and help out when I can…
Read MoreWhat does prayer sound like?
I invite you to think about that for a minute—it’s not exactly a normal question. Normally when we reflect on prayer, the questions become: what is prayer? Or how do we pray?
Read MoreHow do you define perfection? Think about that for a minute.
Merriam-Webster defines the state of being ‘perfect’ in three different ways: freedom from fault or defect, maturity, and the quality or state of being saintly…
Read MoreSo I started a business in 2019. I did the thing.
This past March I left my nice, secure full-time ministry position at an amazing church to follow this crazy calling God placed in my heart to start an independent church media ministry.
Read MoreWhat are you thankful for?
That’s a question many of us are likely to hear in the next few days as we gather together to celebrate thanksgiving..
Read MoreWe are all called to be ministers—inside the local church, and outside its walls. What that ministry looks like is unique to each of us. Our ministry is determined by our God given gifts and talents as well as the places where we spend our time…
Read MoreOn January 12, 2007 on a Washington D.C. subway platform, something amazing and beautiful happened. Over the course of about 45 minutes, the famous concert violinist Joshua Bell performed several classical masterpieces for everyone present. Thousands of people had the opportunity to enjoy a free concert that normally…
Read MoreThe beautiful thing about figurative language is how it can capture a person’s imagination, and how it can serve as an invitation to a different way of understanding something particularly abstract through the use of symbolism. Figurative language is also the only way to describe the indescribable.
Read MoreWhat is Christian worship?
You may try to answer that question with how you worship. “I worship by singing with a praise band and lifting my arms high in the air.” “I worship by singing from a hymnal with an organ and choir.” I worship by…
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