Not All Things are Beneficial

Not All Things are Beneficial

Growing up in the church, the debate raged when I was a teenager about whether it was a sin to drink alcohol (It’s not). The church I grew up in was very conservative and frowned on a lot of behaviors like drinking. One night our youth pastor shared this verse....
Keep the Main Thing the Main Thing

Keep the Main Thing the Main Thing

As a pastor, it is very easy to get distracted by a lot of worthy causes. The need is much greater than resources. People will tell you heart-wrenching stories, and you will want to stop everything and address the issue. While those are important, they aren’t the...
Drink from Your Own Well

Drink from Your Own Well

A cistern is an interesting invention to catch and retain water. In many arid places where it only rains for a short season, and then there are extended periods of dry times, farmers and the like have dug wells or built large containers called cisterns to catch and...
A Little Leaven Ruins the Whole Lump

A Little Leaven Ruins the Whole Lump

I would love to be a bread maker. I love the taste of freshly made bread and find it far superior to store-bought loaves. There is one problem I encounter over and over, getting the yeast to take. I usually end up with very dense undercooked loaves of bread that taste...
The Alpha and Omega

The Alpha and Omega

Times are getting scary. If you follow the news, you can’t help but be worried about what the future holds. Christians shouldn’t be swayed by what is happening because of who we serve. The Apostle John uses a term to describe Jesus, the Alpha and Omega. The beginning...