When the movie God’s Not Dead came out, I knew Cathy and I were going to see it. Not because we are followers of Jesus…not because I am a pastor…but because Cathy is a huge Newsboys fan. In fact, I might even use the word “groupie.” The movie is a take-off on the Newsboys song…
One of the fundamental truths of spiritual growth is that we can only experience it in relationship with Jesus Christ. This is because spiritual growth can only occur in the context of experiencing righteousness, and in order to experience righteousness, we must have a relationship with Jesus. This is perhaps best illustrated in the life…
My triplet sons are getting ready to graduate from high school so we have been doing the looking at colleges thing. One of my sons has been heavily recruited by a great school to play lacrosse. The school has even given him a very generous scholarship…and he wants to go. The problem is the school…
My spiritual growth was severely tested this week. It all started out okay. I went to the post office to mail a few things. There was a line. I waited in line. My turn came and I walked up to the post office representative behind the counter. Then he just stood there…and stood there…calmly folding…
Cathy and I knew God was calling us into full-time ministry, me as a pastor and she as a pastor’s wife. God made that fact hard to miss. Yet to follow God’s leading we would have to leave everything behind in Baltimore and start a new life. I would have to leave my career and…