There's been no shortage of moments over the past 12–18 months when I've thought about quitting this whole social media thing. There's a part of me that's pretty sure that my present happiness levels will increase significantly. Yet, at the | Read the rest →
The Shameless Nature of God’s Grace
To be sure, the devil has an incredible arsenal of assaults with which he can waylay believers into ineptitude and ineffectiveness. One of his most insidious, though, is undoubtedly the thought that God cannot use you because of your past. | Read the rest →
#34: On Church Revitalization with Mitch Miller
I know this is, perhaps, a grave generalization, but it appears to me that the ministry du jour is church planting. There are churches popping up all over the place, in many different forms, serving many different functions. And, to | Read the rest →
The Cataclysmic Comfort of King Christ: A Sermon from Revelation 1
We are comforted and stilled by the mysterious, unveiled sovereignty of the Savior. Rev. 1:1-20 | September 9, 2018 Originally delivered at Grace Baptist Church, Southwest Ranches, Florida.| Read the rest →
How the 24-Hour News Cycle Is Killing Us
Quickness is the god of the moment. One need only scan the trending stories to understand that the world's citizens are bowing in front of the altar of what is newer and faster. The advent of social media and rapid | Read the rest →
Jesus Is Always Worth It
In November of 1887, a boy by the name of William Whiting Borden was born. He's undoubtedly unknown to you, and that's probably how he would've wanted it. Nevertheless, in his day, Borden was a noteworthy descendant of a significant | Read the rest →
Grace the Giant Slayer
In countless youth group settings, I've reiterated the truth that this generation of young people are facing challenges unheard of just a few years ago. They've never known a world without social media or smart phones. Swiping, scrolling, tapping, and | Read the rest →
Blessed Be Our Rock-Like God
I don't think there's a more beautifully written book of the Bible than the Book of the Psalms. When you read the Psalms, you're reading the only divinely inspired songbook in existence. It's essentially a collection of Hebrew poems and | Read the rest →
Hospital Theology
This guest post comes your way courtesy of Obbie Tyler Todd. The extent of God's sovereignty seems like an inescapable topic in the church today. It's also possibly the most flammable theological discussion in the church today — if one | Read the rest →
#33: On Writing, Sermon Prep, & the Local Church with Cole Russell Deike
One of the most intriguing passages in all of Scripture remains the account of one of the patriarchs "wrestling" with God. At the end of Genesis 32, we read of how Jacob wrestled with a man "until daybreak" (Gen. 32:24), | Read the rest →