seasons of crud

I try to make sense of life. I think about what Jesus said in Mark 8, when He called the crowd to Him with his disciples, and He said to them, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny …

set your mind

Thoughts matter. Your mind is a muscle that needs to be exercised, disciplined, and trained as an athlete prepares for competition and events. What’s your mindset? What do your thoughts dwell on? Drink, drugs, doom, death? Greed and filth? Do …

stability

We need stability. Pandemics come and go, this won’t be the last one. Economics are up and down, there’s more month than money, gas prices are going up. We live in a cancel culture, we have relationship issues, and regular …

messy and unimpressive

You live a messy and unimpressive life. You have issues. Brokenness. Shame and guilt. The struggle to break free from addictions. Anger. Relationships. Debt. Fear. And if you think you’re doing OK, you’re worse than you think you are. But …

Rejected!

Rejection takes many forms. Get fired from a job. Get dumped from a relationship. Get passed over for promotion. You’re told, “You’re no good, get out of here, no one wants you, hit the road, pack your bags.” Prom is …

limits

“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Well, not really. I can’t do ALL things. Tom Brady won his seventh Super Bowl ring earlier this month, but I’ll never win one ring. I know and understand my …

Jesus is not far away.

He was living across the lake in no man’s land. He was trapped, possessed by many demons, and alone among the tombs. No one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain, for he had often been bound with …

marvelous, infinite, matchless grace

We think we’re so cool and “with it” with all our advancements, knowledge, and technology. iPhone 12 and Galaxy s21, 4K and 5G, bridges, dams, skyscrapers, robots, and rockets. Alduous Huxley said, “Technological progress has merely provided us with more …