Do not be deceived

Compliance.

Brute animals complying with their drivers, blissfully unaware that they are headed towards an eventual slaughter and death. But are we humans any different?

Jesus mentions Hell 62 times in the Bible, more than He mentions…

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If You Love Him...

 

One of my Instagram followers pointed out that the post shown above was deep yet simply laid out. After thinking about it, I realized that it merited some elaboration on this blog. 

When Pontius Pilate asked the…

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"Really Only Dust" album now available!

 

Praise the Lord! I am happy to announce that my album, "Really Only Dust" is now officially released and available to purchase!

This is the culmination of over two years of hard work. Much care went into…

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Freedom in Christ

Freedom.

Most people will agree that freedom is a desirable thing. There are many kinds of freedom, and today I'm only going to discuss the kind of freedom Jesus was talking about in John 8:34-36: freedom from the…

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The War Within Us

As Christians, we know we are at war with the devil and the system of his world. But today I wanted to focus on our third adversary.

This adversary is usually more responsible for our sins and disobedience…

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Legacy



Lately, I've been thinking a lot about legacies.

So much of our time on this earth is spent on things that have no eternal value. They're only here for a short time.

Think about all the time we spend taking…Read more

Unconditional Love


What is unconditional love?

In humans, it doesn't exist. At least not the kind of unconditional love that God gives.

The Bible teaches that God chose us for salvation. Before the foundation of the world, before we even existed. And…Read more

Because He Is Glorified, We Also Shall Be



Before the world even existed, Jesus was in Heaven with the Father and the Holy Spirit.

As finite created beings, we humans cannot possibly understand what this must have been like. However, in John 17, the Bible records that, before…Read more

Because He Is Glorified, We Are Sanctified


Sanctification.

A fancy word thrown around by pastors and Bible scholars. What does it really mean to you and me?

If you read my blog last week, you know I talked about what happens when we have a saving faith…Read more

Because He Is Glorified, We Are Justified



In about 3 weeks, we will be celebrating the most important event in all of human history.

That event is the resurrection of Jesus Christ. He proved that He conquered death itself by rising from the grave. By doing so…Read more

Thanking Him for Tender Mercies Anew

"Through the LORD's mercies we are not consumed, 
Because His compassions fail not. 
They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness." 
(Lamentations 3:22-23)

You'd think it would be easy to thank God when everything is going our way, wouldn't…Read more

I get the joy... do you?



Does this word make you think of people jumping up and down like maniacs? People looking like they've had too much sugar or caffeine... or some other drug? Is that what the Bible means when it talks about joy?

Judge…Read more