Proverbs 3: 5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths. Many of us know these verses. These are really great verses to memorize. It is a "quick hitting" proverb that reminds us of who God is. So many times we struggle with knowing God's will. We place the will of ...

In the popular parable known as the Prodigal Son, the father gives his lost son several gifts when he returns home. In previous posts I mentioned the gifts of the father’s running to meet him and the “best robe” as it was called. Another significant gift is the ring. This was the father’s way of saying, “we are family and there is nothing you have to do to earn that.” When the youn ...

When we think about mourning what do we think about? Maybe a widow in all black at a funeral? Or a nation wrecked by the death of a beloved leader or tragic event? Let's wipe that image out of our heads for the sake of this lesson. I want to talk about mourning in terms of your spiritual mourning. If you know me at all you know I really struggle with sin. If you are a believer, I b ...

Long before becoming a parent, I developed a fear of my children one day rebelling and rejecting everything they were taught…by becoming New Orleans Saints fans (Go Falcons! #riseup). All joking aside, parents have the incredible responsibility of balancing between too much sheltering and too much freedom. In the end, no matter the outcome, where there is grace and forgiveness, there ...

So much of our life is spent in process. In fact, the reality is that most of our lives are lived while on our way to something. The normal day is not a day that we reach a goal or have a break through. The normal day is a day that we are taking one more step in a journey towards a goal or towards a breakthrough. It is easy to relate this topic to some physical goal you have set for y ...

Something I learned this week about God is so basic but it’s application has been such a revelation of peace to me. We all know that God is a planner. He has written the beginning and the end of the story. He is even referred to as the “Alpha and Omega” (beginning and end). Like many Christians I know, I do not struggle with accepting that truth. In my head I also don’t struggle with ...