I believe that wholeheartedly. I believe it because Genesis 1 and 2 describe that clearly. But I also recently was thinking through Acts 17:26 “And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place” God…

This coming Sunday, I will preach on Luke 2:41-51. This is the passage where ‘the boy Jesus is in the temple.’ This passage teaches us a lot. One interesting point is that Jesus’ parents, Joseph and Mary, had lost him. Luke 2:43 says “as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His…

Jesus says it very plainly in John 14:6 “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” Peter says it plainly in Acts 4:12 “And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which…

Recently, Lil Wayne was released from prison. In some of his comments following his release, he says this about the Bible ““I also read the Bible for the first time. It was deep! I liked the parts where some character was once this, but he ended up being that. Like he’d be dissing Jesus, and…

The other night while leaving Wal-Mart, I noticed about 600 shopping carts scattered across the gigantic parking lot. An entire conversation took place in my brain. It was a rather nasty night out. It was cold, temp was in the 20s. It was rainy. No one wanted to be out in it… especially the Wal-Mart…

What a statement! Arguably the world’s best soccer player, Kaka, boldly proclaims who he belongs to! Kaka is from Brazil and plays on the highest level of professional soccer in the world. Kaka often wears this bold t-shirt under his uniform jersey. It is common for soccer players to remove their shirts after games. This…

Lecrae’s sequel album to his album “Rehab” came out January 11th. It is called “Rehab: the overdose.” This will let you into Lecrae’s heart and mind. In the inside cover of the CD, Lecrae writes this: “Around every corner is the lure to consume. A desire to be satisfied.  Unfortunately no human being has found anything…

It was great to be in Gatlinburg this past weekend for a Youth Ski Retreat. I was humbled to have the opportunity to preach it. It was encouraging & refreshing to see our former pastor, Josh Powell and his wife Allison, leading those Youth well. God is really working in the lives of those young…

Do you like a good story? If so, I encourage you to take 5 minutes to watch this video and/or read this article. It is about a College Basketball player who studies abroad in Africa. One of the things he says is that going to Africa was unlike anything he had ever experienced before, profoundly…

Self-control is the last fruit listed in the long list of the Fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22-23. In Paul’s small letter to Titus, ‘self-control’ is mentioned 5 times. Titus only has 46 verses in the whole book. Clearly, self-control is an emphasis. Elders are to be self-controlled. (1:8) Older men are to be…