I had the honor to teach a sermon on Ephesians 1:11-12 today at the Stockbridge Mission Church. Please take the time to read it if you want to know where God is in the midst of suffering. Please read Ephesians and study the character of God, you’ll never be disappointed if you do! Here is the [...]
At the center of Christian theology, we see the cross of Christ. This cross was outside of the gates in Jerusalem. Yet, the crucifixion of Christ resonates to all who are called to Christ, everywhere in the world. The message was spread from Jerusalem to Judea and Samaria, and out to the ends of the [...]
I have realized recently that there are a couple of events that happened in my life recently that not everyone knows about. On June 11, 2011 my mom’s long battle with cancer ended and now she is not struggling. I got to spend the last few days with her and I was amazed at her determination to [...]
The substance belongs to Christ. We must bear our crosses and deny ourselves for the lives we lived are dead and we have been raised to Christ, through baptism. Our appeal to God, through Christ, is for a clean conscience. The passions of the flesh wage war against the soul but these passions are but [...]
I am somewhere over the Atlantic right now. The last two weeks, though quite strenuous, were thoroughly fantastic. To be honest I not thrilled to be coming back to America. I have never been a huge fan of Western culture but after my first chance to experience something else, I like even more the Eastern [...]
I returned from a two week trip to Turkey on Monday. I am working on writing a summary and am editing my pictures. Stay tuned for a more comprehensive update.
I spend a while each Thursday morning praying at one of the two abortion facilities in town. There are often many different emotions that one experiences while praying there. There is a lot of hurt and brokenness. Most of the time it is very sad and tragic. I would like to be able to explain [...]
The song that plays on my 8 pm reminder to pray for the city is Come and let Your Presence by Merchant Band. I really enjoy this song because I want to experience and praise our worthy God and I also want his presence to fill this city! Come and let Your presence Fill our [...]
Today, as I was praying at one of the local abortion facilities, I had the song We Will Run by Gungor playing in my head. It is a beautiful song that really resonates with my heart. Lord, heal our land from abortion. Have mercy and may we turn from our sins and return to you. [...]
I am preparing for a trip over seas. In order to do that, I have converted my website to a wordpress website. This was done to make integration with twitter and other social media more readily available. I plan to blog during my trip, so if you are interested in following, check out the RSS [...]
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