A Scriptural Narrative The next few days I will be doing a multi-part series on the Christmas narrative according to scripture. At the end is a list of passages should you choose to read the scripture in order of this narrative. I hope you enjoy, learn, and worship the Greatest Gift ever given. Blessings. From … More The Birth of the King – Part 1
Christmas is the season where we talk about love the most, and often experience it the least. We decorate it. We sing about it. We wrap it in lights, gifts, and expectations. And yet for many people, Christmas quietly exposes something uncomfortable: the gap between how deeply we love and how deeply we are loved … More Christmas Love: What It Is; What It Isn’t
Immigration is one of the most divisive topics in our society. Everyone has an opinion. Everyone has a moral argument. And everyone believes their side reflects compassion, justice, or righteousness. But here’s a perspective almost no one talks about: Heaven has immigration laws. Strict ones. Eternal ones. And if Christians applied the same energy to … More THE IMMIGRATION REQUIREMENTS FOR HEAVEN: A Biblical Look at the Narrowest Border in Existence
We all carry memories, some we treasure, some we try to outrun, and some that come crashing back at the worst possible moments. Ask someone to share their worst memory, and it usually comes out instantly. Ask them for their best, and they pause… they look upward… they sort through the cluttered shelves of their … More When Memories Won’t Let You Go, And Why God Gave Them to Us
There’s something strange and beautiful about the Christmas season.The lights go up, the air gets colder, and somehow the world feels both softer and heavier at the same time. The holidays carry joy, but they also tug on old memories, old wounds, and old versions of ourselves that we’re not always ready to revisit. And … More Why Christmas Calls Us to Forgive, Believe, and Hope Again
We call God by many names, Father, Lord, Creator.We call Jesus our Savior, Redeemer, the Son who walked among us.But when it comes to the Holy Spirit, most Christians shift into something closer to abstraction.We talk about Him, but rarely to Him. We acknowledge Him, but rarely revere Him. And yet Scripture makes something startlingly … More The Forgotten Member of the Trinity: Why We Need to Recover Our Reverence for the Holy Spirit
Some people believe that all humans are the same. But Scripture disagrees. We are equal in value,but not identical in purpose. “We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us.”— Romans 12:6 Some are built to lead nations. Some are built to build families. Some are built to heal wounds. And … More Built Different: Why God Designs Some of Us for the Broken
One thing I’ve learned over the years is that God’s timing almost never looks clean or linear. People like straight lines, together or not, yes or no, stay or go. But God works in seasons, cycles, and timing deeper than our understanding. Sometimes He brings two people together at the perfect moment…not because they are … More When God Brings Two People Together… Then Pulls Them Apart
We live in a world that loves to freeze people in their worst mistakes. One bad choice, one broken season, one moment of weakness, and suddenly that becomes their identity forever.But I’ve lived long enough, and changed enough myself, to know this truth: **People are not defined by what they were. They are defined by … More The Power of Second Chances: Why We Shouldn’t Judge People by Their Worst Moments
There are moments in every believer’s life when faith seems distant. Not gone, just quiet. The prayers feel heavy, the scriptures feel dry, and the peace that once came so naturally seems to hide behind the noise of daily life. It’s easy to mistake this feeling for failure, but drifting doesn’t mean disbelief. More often, … More When Faith Feels Far Away
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