Simple Words

Simple Words

Many people seem to think that the Bible is hard to understand. Sure, there are things that are difficult. That’s definitely true. Still, the issue of “understanding” is often related to our unwillingness to accept what is plainly before us rather than our...
The Story We Tell With Our Lives

The Story We Tell With Our Lives

Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. Deuteronomy 6:4-5 (NIV) As my family’s unofficial historian and pastor, I’ve become a repository for old family bibles....
Good News: Everyone You Know Will Let You Down

Good News: Everyone You Know Will Let You Down

Have you ever felt like God called you to something, and you started doing it, only to find that everything got a lot harder once you started obeying him? It made you ask, “God, what’s going on? It feels like things are going the opposite of how I expected them to go!...
We are Builders

We are Builders

“God blessed them and said to them, ‘Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it’” (Gen. 1:28) In a brief conversation with one of my teammates, I was reminded about something I had not thought about much. It was related to my observation...