My soul clings to you,Your right hand upholds me.
Cultural Norms
A theme of the scripture is that “everyman did what was right in his own eyes” and this was the promise of the serpent in the garden of Eden –…
Presumptions and Vulnerability
We want people to be vulnerable with us, for vulnerability brings intimacy and safety. Though we long for this vulnerability, sometimes we actively discourage intimacy through our presumptions. Before a…
Good intentions are evil
The terror of evil is not the horror we see in the movies. No, the danger of evil is that it appears to us as light. It deceives us by…
Washing of the word – Sanctification
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of…
Our pursuit of holiness
In our pursuit of wisdom and righteousness, we run with all hearts, because we know three things: One: We will fail, and the Gospel is big enough, God is big…
Trying to figure out my mess, my broken heart, my sin
When I struggle or my heart is broken or I’ve failed or I don’t feel anything at all, I find myself wanting to figure it all out. I rush to…
Look into my eyes
I listened as a man told a story on the radio about him and his wife on their honeymoon. His wife had just gotten out of the shower in the…
The Sound of the LORD God walking
There is something more powerful than all the signs and wonders in convincing the heart that God is real - the Word. It is the preaching of the Gospel that turns the world upside down.
Preaching with people, not at people
Jesus spoke the truth. He confronted sin. He would not compromise. He turned over tables in the temple. He spoke against the Pharisees. He confronted men and took action even…
Sactification increases our need for the Gospel
Sanctification is beholding Jesus. The more we behold him, the more our own efforts and pride become abhorrent to us. We die to ourselves. The more we behold him, the…
