Just for a moment, think about what the intentional decision to proactively submit our will to God’s will actually means for us. Intentional submission means giving God complete and unrestricted permission to allow whatever he desires to occur in our lives. Although scary, this decision presents us with an amazing opportunity to be a part…
Not long ago, I was reading the Scriptures preparing for a message and got a bit confused for a moment. Even as a pastor this happens occasionally. I was reading 1st John 2:7, in which the Apostle John writes, “Dear friends, I am not writing you a new command but an old one, which you…
Perhaps the most important question you can as yourself is, “Do I know Jesus?” Knowing Jesus means being a follower of Jesus. There is a lot at stake in the answer to this question. Your eternal destiny depends on it. That’s a big deal. What’s scarier is Jesus made it clear many will stand in…
I fell in love with my wife while in college. When I proposed she said very clearly that she loved me, wanted to marry me, but did not want to be a pastor’s wife. Since I planned to become an institutional money manager and had no intention of becoming a pastor, I said, “Honey, you…
One of my fondest memories of vacation is hiking in the Grand Canyon with one of my sons. I packed many water bottles in a backpack because it was a hot cloudless day and we wanted to hike all the way to the overlook of the Colorado River. At first the backpack full of water…