One of my uncles died last week. He was 67. My dad is also 67. I turned 35 today. If you cut my years on this earth in half and went back in time, it would be the summer between my junior and senior year of high school. Blink. Now I’m 35. If you double […]
Psalm 46 is a Gift for those who Struggle with Depression & Anxiety
When you ask God to take away your depression or anxiety and He doesn’t…
Jesus’ Authority Keeps Us Unshakable When Suffering Comes
I had the opportunity to preach at Trinity Church in Lansing this past Sunday on Romans 8:31-39. Romans 8:31 and Romans 8:37 are home run verses that we love (and I love), but if we’re not careful they can become verses we take out of context and use to formulate a theology that bad things […]
Why Churches Should Not Publicly Observe Mother’s Day
At church growing up, they would always have all moms stand up and then ushers would walk around and give each mom a carnation. While I understand the heart behind this, there are several significant reasons this and other Mother’s Day observations / celebrations should not be done in church: 1. Many women have had […]
Believing Jesus died on the cross for your sins will not save you
Romans 6:23 is one of the most common verses used in evangelism: For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. (NLT) It’s a key feature on the Romans Road Bible tract and in general serves as a summation of the gospel message […]
Robin Williams Reminds Us To Remove the Stigma of Depression
Robin Williams’ death affected a lot of people. In fact, based on Twitter and Facebook posts following his death, I’d say his death may have affected more people than any celebrity death in recent memory. What I hope is that his death serves as a further catalyst to remove the stigma that so often goes […]