A Christmas Devotion for this Weekend
They’ve been some of the most gripping moments of my life. I’ve watched silently around the world as: Sinners. All of them. Just like…
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11/11/25 For Those Who Would Believe
READING: One-year plan: John 14-17 Two-year plan: Ezekiel 37-38, 2 Peter 2 ———- I think often about my responsibility to speak to Christ through…
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12 Things that Still Surprise Me about Churches
If you read this blog often, you know I love the local church. That doesn’t mean, though, that the local church never drives me crazy.
Read More11/10/25 Delay?
READING: One-year plan: John 11-13 Two-year plan: Ezekiel 36, 2 Peter 1:16-21 ———- He would answer the prayers of Mary and Martha for their…
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10 Things a Messy Church Building Says
You’ve probably seen one—that is, a church that is generally messy, cluttered with “stuff” and often marked by disarray. Sometimes, the building also carries a unique odor that can only be described as “church basement stench.” I admit my bias here (that I’m a very clean person), but my years of church consulting have shown us that a messy church building often says…
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An Encouraging Word from the Word for Church Leaders Today
Joshua 23:14 “I am now going the way of the whole earth, and you know with all your heart and all your soul that none…
Read More11/07/25 Our Good Shepherd
READING: One-year plan: John 7:45-10:42 Two-year plan: Ezekiel 34-35, 2 Peter 1:1-15 ——— Repetition matters in the Bible. It catches the reader’s attention and directs…
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10 Minutes to Prepare for Worship this Weekend
I know that “10 minutes to prepare for worship” probably sounds silly. Worship is so important that taking only ten minutes to get ready to encounter God feels almost sinful.
Read More11/06/25 “It is I; Be Not Afraid”
READING: One-year plan: John 6:1-7:44 Two-year plan: Ezekiel 33, 1 Peter 5 ———- It was another of Jesus’ signs in the Gospel of John….
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Do You Remember when Your Heels Clicked?
Take a look at this child’s drawing of the good news of Acts 3 (the lame man made whole).
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