A deer tried to kill me last week. You read that correctly. I was on my way to church after school to pick something up and as I was getting off on the exit, a deer rammed the front driver side of my pickup truck. The massive collision caused both of my side airbags to deploy essentially totaling the truck. For those who know me, you will know that truck was a gift to me after my father passed away back in November 2021. It was the truck he owned before he passed and it was left to me. To me this was his final true gift to me.  Read More

I want us to take this time to read the sobering words of James. With government shutdowns and with people who are facing food scarcity in and around our congregation, we must embrace our role as the hands and feet of Jesus. Where power embraces power and looks to scratch the back of others who can return the favor, it is not so in the church.  Read More

It makes no sense for the best man to try to woo the bride (the church) and bring her attention to him when it should be placed on the groom (Jesus). As a worship leader, as a pastor, I am NOT the groom! I am just the friend of the groom and as such my job is to hype up the groom in the eyes of the bride.  Read More

When I selfishly keep some of these burdens such as bodily pain, sickness, grief, job situations, and other things that are not necessarily caused by me to myself, I deny some of my closest people that I call brothers and sisters the opportunity to help fulfill the law of Christ. In my own arrogance of saying, “I can do this on my own.”, I negate the fact that God has called us to community ON PURPOSE.  Read More

Covenants are not just a binding legal agreement; they are personal and relational in nature. There was a point in my life where I made a true commitment to living a life that is pleasing to God. Where I submitted my life to be lorded over by the King of Kings. This was not an agreement that I took lightly, and it stands to this day.  Read More

The enemy DID NOT create us. And yet…it is amazing to think about how loud he can be when trying to speak into our lives. In 1 Peter 5:8, our adversary is described as a “roaring lion”, giving credence to the thought that he is loud and honestly, pretty intimidating. However, one thing I have noticed, is that people who don’t have the truth on their side, tend to be loud to make up for or distract from the fact that they are speaking lies and half-truths.  Read More

“It’s not polite to interrupt!” “Don’t interrupt me when I am speaking!” Have you ever heard something along those lines, maybe when you were younger? To interrupt someone usually carries a negative connotation. However, there are instances where interruptions are necessary, even life-saving.   Read More

Let’s not be deceived by the conspiracy theories and false prophets of our time but let us also not be deceived by the idea that “I’ve got time.” Live every day as if it will be your last.  Read More

We are called to be Christians above all else. Above Democrat or Republican. Above black, white, brown, or any other color. Above our careers. Above our life choices. Above who we believe we are.  Read More

What if like the ocean, even with all we know of God, all we have seen are the just the edges, or as another version says, “the outskirts” of His ways? Could it be that all we have “heard” is merely the whisper of all God has to offer us and all that He is?  Read More