“Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it” (Matt 7:13-14). I am amazed at [...]

“I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me.” 1 Cor 15:10 I want to work hard and get lots done. I want to be productive for the kingdom of God. But I know what it is like to do that is my [...]

“All the toil of man is for his mouth, yet his appetite is not satisfied. . . . Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the appetite: this also is vanity and a striving after the wind.” Eccl 6:7, 9 There has to be something more to life than working to [...]

“Behold, what I have seen to be good and fitting is to eat and drink and find enjoyment in all the toil with which one toils undert he sun the few days in his life that God has given him, for this is his lot.” Ecclesiastes 5:18 Today, I am determined to enjoy life, to [...]

I just uploaded the sermon from July 4, Entrusting Ourselves into God’s Care from Psalm 16. Listen to it, download it, or subscribe to the podcast in the audio player in the right sidebar. 1. When we entrust ourselves into God’s care, our security is in God instead of our circumstances (v. 5). 2. When [...]

Here is the description of the book printed on the back cover: “This is not a gimmick. It is not the next modern evangelism strategy for you or your church to use for a while and then discard when the next one comes along. It is not about pretending to be friends with people to [...]

“I for my part would prefer to be deceived in a good many things rather than to fight for the truth in so great a universal tumult” – Desiderius Erasmus, one of the greatest biblical scholars of the 16th century, commenting on the work of Martin Luther.

God has recently been showing me deeper ways I can learn to love and encourage others. I want to be more patient, kind, encouraging, affectionate, and gentle—especially with my family. I have been asking the Lord for wisdom to understand why I am finding this so difficult. I think I have identified one important part [...]

“Hope is not simply wishful thinking; it is a fruit of the Spirit born of the spiritual discipline of remembering.” – Gary A. Haugen, Just Courage, 80

“We don’t believe something by merely saying we believe it, or even when we believe that we believe it. We believe something when we act as if it were true.” – Dallas Willard