Christmas is a celebration of what the prophets claimed thousands of years ago, what happened 2,020 years ago, and what will happen in the future. Long ago, there were prophecies about the coming of the Messiah. In fact, there are over 300 prophecies about a coming Messiah in the Old Testament. None clearly articulate Christ…
Acts 23:11 – The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify about me in Rome.” Amazingly, God told Paul, while he was in jail, that he would be speaking in Rome. This seemed impossible, as more than 40…
God gives us each a platform, a position to speak into other’s lives. As a dad, as a coach, as a business leader, as an athlete, as a friend, young and old, everyone has a platform. They change as the seasons of your life change, but, in each season, make no mistake, you have a…
We will all go through seasons in our life. Times of blessing, where you feel grateful, joy, happiness, unbelievable excitement. Times of endurance, where you have to grind, bear down, cry, struggle through each moment. Perspective is vital for unity. For each time you are in a season of blessing, there are those around you…
Unless the Lord Almighty had left us some survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have been like Gomorrah. Isaiah 1:9 The prophet Isaiah left these words in about 700 BC, pointing to the gift of the “survivors” or, as the Bible sometimes says, the “remnant.” These are the small number of people…
Romans 9:16 – He does not, therefore, depend on man’s desire or effort, but on God’s mercy. God’s mercy. Tough to comprehend. The thought that one is simply accepted does not fit into our mindset, especially in the US. The easiest way for me to understand this is to look at the relationship I have…
I watched the young man mowing our back yard with a tear in my eye. A week earlier he had lost his dad, only fifty-one years old. His dad was a great man who cared for the lawns for most of the people in my neighborhood. He worked with excellence, and the neighborhood had a…
I typically spend the week after Christmas focused on the upcoming year. I think about strategies for my life for the next season. However, subconsciously, without even realizing it, the planning for the next year has come to my mind early. I am already beginning to map out the next season, putting 2020 to rest….
If you only know the famous stories of the Bible, for example, Moses and the parting of the Red Sea or Jonah and the whale, you do not know what I am about to share with you. It is the greatest question ever asked. Jesus is with Governor Pilate, standing outside on a balcony, before…
This week, I was able to listen to an open mic sharing time where people talked about their journeys in life. One-by-one, young and old, through tears and laughter, seasons of life were shared. There was not a dry eye on the zoom call, as we processed with every person that spoke. I was impacted…