As I look at my life as a caregiver, I can see the temptation I have toward sinning in four specific ways: discontentment, pride, envy, and ungodliness. We’re going to look at each one today and remind ourselves of the hope we have in Christ as we grow in godliness! Quick Links: Respectable Sins by…
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered and said to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. If this be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king. But if not, be it known…
In 2015 I didn’t pick one word. I picked one color: gray. I found grace in that gray instead of in the black and white world I preferred to live in. It was a year of “I would never …” becoming exactly what I had to do. The emotions our family experienced last year were bigger…
The gospel is not just for the moment of salvation. We need the gospel for every moment of our lives. Paul sums up the gospel message in 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 : For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that…
The 4th of July brought more pessimism than patriotism this year. I saw posts on Facebook about our religious liberties being stripped away and how we should fear for our children’s futures. Because Lee and I traveled to China last year, we know a little about countries that lack religious freedoms. We couldn’t carry Bibles into the…
Sometimes we forget how very little power other people have over our lives. We are one month and one day away from pulling out of our driveway in Pennsylvania for the last time. We are heading south and west to church plant. And as of today, we are heading there with no place to live…