Why God Doesn’t Always Remove the Struggle
Sometimes the struggle does not disappear as quickly as we prayed it would. But that does not mean God is absent. He may be working in the middle of it.
The Sin of a Righteous Christian: God’s Discipline, Delayed Consequences, and the Danger of Unrepentant Sin
Can a genuine Christian fall into serious sin? Scripture shows that believers can stumble, wander, and experience painful consequences. Through the stories of David and a personal testimony of restoration after rock bottom, this article explores God’s loving discipline, the danger of unrepentant sin, and the hope found in repentance and God’s transforming grace.
The Truth About Anger: Why Feeling Angry Doesn’t Make You an Angry Person
Anger is one of the most misunderstood emotions in the Christian life. Many assume that feeling angry automatically means they are an angry person, but the Bible paints a much different picture. Drawing from Scripture, personal experience, Edward Welch, and June Hunt, this article explores the different types of anger, the deeper issues beneath it, and how Christ transforms anger into patience, wisdom, and peace.
Winning the Argument While Losing Your Heart
Sometimes being right can make us blind to what is happening in our own heart. This post looks at pride, truth, humility, and why a clean heart matters more than winning the argument.
Not Every Voice Deserves a Seat at the Table
Not every voice deserves a seat at the table. Some bring wisdom. Some bring noise. Some bring peace. Some bring gasoline. Learn how to guard what God is rebuilding.
Wise Counsel or Constant Validation? What the Bible Says About Seeking Advice
Christians are called to seek wise counsel, but there is a difference between pursuing wisdom and pursuing validation. Through Scripture and personal experience, this article explores how believers can discern godly advice, avoid unhealthy dependence on human approval, and ultimately trust God as their source of wisdom.
The Noise I Don’t Need Anymore
Not every opinion needs a response. Not every argument needs your energy. And not every bit of noise around you is something God asked you to carry. This post is about learning to protect the peace God is building in you.
The Friends I Lost, the Friends I Found: How God Used Suffering and Jail to Transform My Faith
When my life fell apart, I lost friends, my reputation, and even my freedom. Yet through wise counselors, unexpected friendships in jail, and a deeper understanding of Christ’s suffering, God transformed my heart and taught me compassion for the broken.
Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: How Learning to Lament Changed My Faith
How do Christians process grief, loss, and unanswered prayers? In this personal review of Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy by Mark Vroegop, I share how learning the biblical practice of lament transformed my faith and connected me with a community of believers walking through suffering together.
How Many Times Can You Be Broken and Put Back Together?
Have you ever felt broken beyond repair? This is a raw, honest testimony about losing a father at 12, surviving a widow maker heart attack, and how God kept putting me back together every time I fell apart. Turning 55 and still standing — not because of luck, but because of grace.
When Your Reputation Is Under Attack: A Biblical Response to Lies, Gossip, and False Accusations
Few things have been more painful in my life than discovering that people were spreading lies about me behind my back. I’ve learned that when someone attacks your character publicly, there is often very little you can do to immediately repair the damage. Words travel fast. Rumors spread quickly. Once a narrative is created, many people accept it as truth without ever asking questions or seeking facts.
Forgiveness Doesn’t Care What Gender You Are
Forgiveness does not care what gender you are. This post reflects on pride, pain, bitterness, healing, and learning to release old wounds through the grace and blood of Christ.
What Is Love? A Biblical Look at Love, Faithfulness, and God’s Design
“What is love? Baby don’t hurt me, don’t hurt me no more.”
Anybody remember that hit from the ’90s?
For many of us, it instantly brings back memories of the famous Saturday Night Live sketches featuring the Roxbury brothers, cruising from nightclub to nightclub, bobbing their heads to the beat, getting into awkward situations, and inevitably being thrown out of wherever they ended up.
The Peace I Didn’t Know I Needed
I didn’t know how much noise I was carrying until God started teaching me to enjoy quiet. This post is about prayer, peace, answered prayers, and learning to make room for God in ordinary moments.
God Was Preparing Me for This
You can be thankful and tired at the same time. This post is about faith in hard seasons, healing, family tension, grandchildren, prayer, and the small reminders God sends before we even know we need them.
Learning Forgiveness After Betrayal: A Joseph Reflection
I’ve been in love three times in my life: once in high school, once in college, and later with my wife. Today I want to revisit that first love, the one that shattered me in high school.
Get Out of Your Own Way
Sometimes the hardest person to get past is yourself. This post is about pride, surrender, family, grace, and learning to stop waiting for rock bottom before finally letting God lead.
Good News at Rock Bottom
I never imagined I would find myself at rock bottom—a lowly, contrite, broken man with seemingly nothing left to lose. Well… almost nothing. I still have my health, and my old CR-V is somehow still hanging on. Lately, I’ve found myself praying often for both, asking God to protect me and keep that old Honda running a little longer…
Half the Truth Can Destroy a Life
Half the truth can do real damage. This post is about gossip, assumptions, judgment, and why Christians must slow down, pray, seek truth, and extend grace before speaking on someone else’s life.
Envy Doesn’t Just Hurt You — It Spreads Through the Whole Family
Envy rarely looks the way people think it does. Sometimes it shows up as distance, resentment, tension, and emotional walls that slowly spread through an entire family. This post is a hard but honest look at jealousy, unresolved hurt, and the damage bitterness can do when it’s left unchecked — especially to the children and grandchildren caught in the middle.