joy.

“You have shown me the way of life, and you will give me wonderful joy in your presence.”  Acts 2:28 I never want to have joy that is based on circumstance. I want joy because God is my circumstance. I never want joy just because my life is good. I want...

drown out.

My greatest worship experiences haven’t been in a large auditorium, a youth convention, or even a worship concert. It’s not that I haven’t had great worship sessions in those venues, but they just haven’t been the best.  I can honestly say that...

roll over.

I hate the misconception that as a Christian I am somehow expected to be a pushover. I hate that as a Christ follower people think that I am kindly supposed to take whatever is dished out to me without any retaliation in the process. It is basically assumed that in...

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...