an ishmael.

Genesis 15: 1-6, 16: 11-12 and 17:1-2, 15-21; “After all these things, this word of God came to Abram in a vision: ‘Don’t be afraid, Abram. I’m your shield. Your reward will be grand!’ Abram said, ‘God, Master, what use are your...

one liner.

 “The serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals the Lord God had made. One day he asked the woman, “Did God really say you must not eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden?”  “Of course we may eat fruit from the trees in the garden,” the woman...

narrow.

It’s not my job to point out your flaws.  At one point I thought it was.  I thought it was my job to be someone else’s conscience, to be their moral compass and their “guiding light”. Boy. Was. I. Wrong. As youngsters and miniature evangelists,...

stretch marks.

In the past month or so I have truly seen the blessing that was placed in the midst of storms that I have experienced. I feel like I have been through a lot in the past year or so…graduating college, leading a middle school ministry, being released from my first...

trademark.

“In everything we do, we show that we are true ministers of God. We patiently endure troubles and hardships and calamities of every kind. We have been beaten, been put in prison, faced angry mobs, worked to exhaustion, endured sleepless nights, and gone without...

devoted.

“All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord’s Supper), and to prayer.”   Acts 2:42  By far the most challenging and difficult part of my life has been to keep my faith.  It...