Hello, 2021

Well, hello, 2021! What took you so long to get here? I think we will all admit that 2020 was a challenging year. We certainly saw God move in powerful ways, and we should definitely celebrate that. We also witnessed the birth of a global pandemic. We saw friends and...

God Is With You

Over the past few years I have become more keenly aware of the powerful meaning of the name Immanuel. When a Messiah was promised in the Old Testament, Isaiah said, “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a...

God Doesn’t Waste a Hurt

Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ...

A Step Toward Victory

We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ, — 2 Corinthians 10:5 I loved Casey’s message from Sunday because it dealt with an issue that is very important to me...

Already, Not Yet

And you shall take possession of the land and settle in it, for I have given the land to you to possess it. — Numbers 33:53 At first glance, it seems strange that God would tell his children to do the hard work of taking possession of a land that he then says he...

He Is Up To Something

I’m not the most romantic guy. When it came time for me to propose to my wife, I had to think long and hard about how to make it special. I’m old enough to remember the day when you proposed without recruiting an army of people to hide in the bushes and...