Watching Things Grow

God doesn't want you to take the easy way, because He loves watching you grow.

I Don’t Touch People

I don’t touch people. That has been my default response after 14 years of teaching public high school students.

Good-bye 2010s

Nothing could have prepared me for the last ten years, and to be honest, I am glad I wasn’t prepared. Those years brought me to the point where I had to confront my deepest fears, address the deep seeded sin in my life, and rely on God in a way I could have never imagined.

Contending for the Faith

Who could possibly write more than 100 pages over a book of the Bible that only has twenty-five verses? ... Oh boy, did I have something to learn.

When Does Life Start?

My watch battery died at 10:57 yesterday morning. I know it was that time, because the time is frozen there.

Final Thoughts on Humility (Part 8)

You are also tired, because if you are giving the impression that you have this whole life thing under control you don’t need help. Yet the truth is, is that you are struggling, but are too proud to ask for help

Thoughts on Humility (Part 7)

My pride kept me from sharing the forgiveness of Christ because I didn’t think I deserved the grace of God. I had lived too long thinking that since I did good things, God loved me. I got the grace of God because I earned it.