Recipe STRONG

I vividly remember learning how to cook. The kitchen was daunting. We had plenty of ingredients, but I had no idea how to put them together in a way that would produce good tasting food. However, like a light in the darkness that provides clarity, I discovered the power of a recipe. Armed with a five-star recipe for chicken parmesan, …

Fake News

Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.LUKE 21:33 Where do you go for news and information you can trust? What source do you have that, when you read it, you do not have to filter what you are reading? How do you know that what you are taking in is not filled with half-truth …

Wait

Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; for You, I wait all the day.PSALM 25:5 What do you like to wait on? Not a thing. We don’t like to wait in traffic. We don’t enjoy waiting for one-day delivery. We want a company to figure out a new way to get …

God as Father

“For this reason, I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, …

Confidence

What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us? He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things?ROMANS 8:31–32 Take a moment to envision an area of your life that you are most naturally …

Breathe

Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful. JOHN 14:27 Jesus offers us a heart filled with peace. Peace, for Jesus, is the quiet calm that comes from resting in and trusting the faithfulness of …

Anchoring Core Truths

There are powerful persons and forces actively, aggressively working against Christians who want to engage in difference-making by disciple-making. If we are going to succeed, our ministry must be anchored in unwavering, steadfast beliefs. Our Father has given me three core truths that effectively secure my passion and energy for this work, even when the seas get rough. I encourage …

Don’t Just Learn—Follow

I admit it I love to preach. I love to teach Bible studies. I love to serve the Lord and His people by setting up chairs, sweeping floors, or making coffee. I am a terrible singer, so I don’t try to lead singing, but I love to give financially to our Father and to kingdom causes. All of these are …

Are You Ready?

In a pop-culture world where it seems that every other movie is about a supercharged hero with some cool ability to fly or shoot lasers out of their eyes, my two biggest heroes are a geophysicist and a lawyer! Those are their Clark Kent roles. As far as I know, neither one of them can walk up walls, turn green, …