From All Angles
“What on earth am I going to preach about for Advent THIS year?!” I had only been a pastor for a few years when I began to dread the repetition […]
Smashing Idols, or How I May Have Caused March Madness To Be Cancelled
Don’t laugh. I know we are all thinking that March Madness was cancelled because of the coronavirus, but hear me out. I love March Madness. It is my favorite event […]
Cheering for the Thunder, or Year Six
Anyone who knows me knows that two of my favorite things in life are the rural church and the Oklahoma City Thunder. These two have been major parts of my […]
The Arrogance of Truth
I’d better begin by saying that I believe in truth. I admit that it’s a bit of a silly statement. Of course I believe in truth. Everyone does. If you […]
Jesus is Coming (And It’s Good News!)
Imagine that you are driving down the street, and you see a marquee like this one in front of a local church. What do you think when you see it? […]
The Land
“Tear down the house that I grew up in I’ll never be the same again Take everything that I’ve collected Throw it in a pile Bulldoze the woods that I […]
Peace Wears a Bulletproof Vest
I visited Bethlehem on a recent trip to Israel. I’d been to Israel once before, but we didn’t go to Bethlehem on that trip because my group wasn’t allowed to […]
The Reward
I told someone at the beginning of this year that my goal for 2019 was to write one blog post a month—not because the world needs to hear my voice […]
Why I Love My Church
I’m five and a half years into my first pastorate, and every day I feel more and more privileged and blessed to serve this church. I love being their pastor. […]
Bringing the Bible to Life, or How Not to Make Bad Bible Movies
One of my favorite parts of my job as a pastor is getting to bring the Bible to life for the people in my church and my youth group. I […]
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