Coffee & Jesus #1

COFFEE & JESUS Welcome to the first edition of the new writing series called Coffee & Jesus! One of my favorite things to do is make myself a cup of coffee early in the morning, then go into the office and sit down with Jesus. (Hence the name of this new writing series, Coffee &…Read More

Reckless Love

RECKLESS LOVE Do yourself a favor and take just a second to read and truly consider these lyrics. Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending, reckless love of God Oh, it chases me down, fights 'til I'm found, leaves the ninety-nine I couldn't earn it, and I don't deserve it, still, You give Yourself away Oh, the overwhelming,…Read More

No Greater

NO GREATER This weekend, my wife and I spent two days at an incredible student conference. The theme for the weekend was Greater. As we worshiped the Name of Jesus and as messages were preached about Him, you could not help but think of how great He truly is. For a fact, there is no…Read More

Ready… Set… Pause

READY... SET... PAUSE Do you ever feel like you are in a season of pause? Sort of like God has hit the pause button and you are just waiting (and ready) for Him to press the play button. But the real question is are you truly ready? Did you consider that maybe you are in…Read More

Trust the Process

TRUST THE PROCESS This past Sunday at church, my Pastor preached a sermon about Trusting the Process. He looked back at the time of David as he was anointed to become king and building up to when he would face Goliath. In our eyes, David had several reasons that he could have given up or…Read More

Finding Purpose

FINDING PURPOSE If I were to tell you that you have great purpose, would you agree or would you be surprised? For some, you may agree but for others this may be somewhat of a surprise to you. Maybe you have never been told that you have a great purpose on your life. Often times,…Read More

Such A Time As This

SUCH A TIME AS THIS “And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?” Esther 4:14b Have you ever considered that what you have been blessed with is so that you would be able to bless someone else? It is safe to think that many of…Read More

Let It Shine

LET IT SHINE Last week during our weekly Thursday Night Bible Study, as Tyler was teaching, the Spirit was stirring inside of me one question... "What are you doing?" This question wasn't just for that moment but rather what am I doing to share the hope of this world with others? Am I truly being…Read More

Joy Seekers

JOY SEEKERS JOY /joi/ - the emotion evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune or by the prospect of possessing what one desires Based on the definition of joy, would you consider yourself a joyful person? The response from most people is probably the same... "Yeah, most of the time" or "Yeah, sometimes". But what about the…Read More
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