If you’ve ever been around a bunch of kids for more than 30 minutes, the chances are pretty good that you been caught in the middle of this intense and meaningful argument:“My dad’s truck is the best” “oh yeah,? My dad’s truck, will load your dad’s truck on its back and then drive through the mud”Or the girls will go:“My mom is definitely the most beautiful lady in the world”“Oh Yeah, my Mom is th...  Read More

Pilate asked Jesus this very question.  Jesus told him that everyone who is on the side of truth listens to His words.  Just before His betrayal, Jesus told His disciples, “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life.  No one comes to the Father, except through Me.”  Then Jesus prayed over them, requesting that God, “Sanctify them in the Truth; Your Word is Truth.”Jesus’ words, God’s words, the Holy Spi...  Read More

1 Corinthians 9:24, 25 “Do you know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.” We have a treadmill which makes the room it’s in the exercise room. It’s not a gym by any stretch b...  Read More

Psalm 46:10“Be still and know that I am God.” If there’s one thing I’ve learned in the past two years, it’s that resting in God, being able to trust God…it doesn’t happen while I sit idle. I’m not one who is in the know about what Bible words mean in Greek or Hebrew, but when I read the Bible, I have noticed that to “know” that He is God requires being actively still. Can I give you a few examples...  Read More

Ephesians 4:14-16"14 so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. 15 Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, 16 from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when e...  Read More

The letter to the Romans by the Apostle Paul is, without question, the most important and influential letter written in all of human history. It forms the foundation for the understanding of Jesus death, burial and resurrection and our justification, sanctification and glorification. Want to know one of my favourite parts of Romans? Romans 16 is a list of personal greetings of Paul to people in th...  Read More

Galatians 6:9-10“And let us not grow weary in doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.” These may well be familiar verses, and there’s so much to pull from them for our lives today! What stands out to me now, in thinking about being the church, and Jesus’...  Read More

Matthew 25:21“His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.” If I’m being completely honest, when I was younger I used to think that anything I did for God needed to be some grand gesture. Preaching to thousands, leading grand revivals or building massive churches were just ...  Read More

Psalm 119:130"The unfolding of your word gives light; it gives understanding to the simple." Crisp air, and crunchy leaves scattered carelessly on the ground. The sweet aroma of fall was thick in the air. It was October and our family was spending time at a log cabin in the woods. Close to 5 pm as the dim clouded sun ducked behind the horizon it became apparent that darkness was closing in. A dark...  Read More

In the Book of Acts, chapter 9, we meet a man who changed the world entire.Chapter 9 records the journey of Paul, then called Saul, to the city of Damascus. Saul was travelling there to hunt down Christians, to arrest them or worse, because they claimed that Jesus, whom he thought to be a mere man, a false preacher, was God in the flesh, that he had indeed risen after his death by crucifixion.On t...  Read More

Ephesians 1:4-5"Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure." It’s easy to get wrapped up in our circumstances that we miss out on how much God truly values us. Circumstan...  Read More

It is the oldest, most common model of economic organization. Family-owned businesses account for over 30% of companies with sales over $1 billion.  Such businesses benefit from strong familial loyalty and dedication to a concerted goal.Every Jesus follower is involved in a dynamic “family business.”  Jesus referenced this business when he was only twelve.  You will recall His words to His parents...  Read More