Holiness Reeducation

1 Peter 1:13-23 Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming. 14 As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. 15 But just as he who [...]

Do you ever think about snow as being holy? In scripture when snow is used for imagery it is almost always used as a sign of purity. David asks God to cleanse him of his sin in Psalm 51 and to wash him so that he is as white as snow. God promises in Isaiah [...]

There was nothing extraordinary about yesterday, it was simply a Monday. Perhaps that’s the beauty in how extraordinary a day it was. Yesterday I had the rare privilege of holding a brand new baby in my arms and less than half an hour later, laying my hands on a friend who was about to die. [...]

There is an old Irish curse that says, “May God give you the desires of your heart”. That sounds like a blessing not a curse, at least as you first hear it, but the more you think about it the more you realize that often when we get what we want, we find it is [...]

There was once a village in the country side. It was a typical village filled with families, old people, young people, and lots of animals. It was a great place to live. Everyone in the village had enough to live on. Each family had its own house, animals to raise, and land to farm. Those [...]

Don’t you know that there is nothing in your life that can happen to you that God cannot transform? Don’t you know that no matter what the world throws at you God can bring something good out of it. No matter how ugly your life may seem, no matter how many pieces you have been [...]

On Tuesday I will be preaching on Isaiah 53 and the prophecy of the Suffering Servant. This vivid passage paints a clear picture of the sacrifices Jesus was to come and make as God incarnate. The passage talks about rejection, abuse, suffering, pain, being despised, oppressed and afflicted. This is not an image we want [...]

I am still trying to recover, mentally, spiritually, and physically from an amazing mission trip to Maine. Whenever you have such a powerful experience like that, seeing God move, watching lives be changed, welcoming home prodigals, it can be hard to go back to normal life. Having 2 kids helps, after all they don’t care [...]

1 Corinthians 15:50-58 “I declare to you, brothers and sisters, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed—in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last [...]

    I took the plunge today and enjoyed the silly and seriously entertaining Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. There are some very funny parts to that movie. I especially enjoyed Will Farrell’s prayer times. He is quite the prayer. For those who have not seen the movie, Ricky Bobby has a very specific [...]