After nearly a year of separation, I reached the place where I believe my marriage is dead. But Scripture reminds us that God has always specialized in bringing life to dead things, from the valley of dry bones to Lazarus to the resurrection of Jesus Christ. This is an honest reflection on grief, faith, and learning to trust God when hope feels gone.
Every father hopes his children will know how deeply they are loved. This is the second in an ongoing series of letters to my sons, a collection of lessons, memories, failures, victories, and biblical truths I pray will guide them long after my voice is silent.
Today I’m going to walk into a room, out in the open, and worship God. Somewhere else in the world, that same act can get someone imprisoned, kidnapped, or killed. On America’s 250th, that’s worth sitting with before the fireworks start.
This is the first in an ongoing series of letters to my three sons. It’s a father’s heartfelt testimony about faith, mistakes, hope, and the prayer that they would always keep Jesus Christ at the center of their lives.
“Oh, he reads godly books now.” Said with just enough of a smirk that you’re not supposed to notice it landed. Living your faith out loud costs you something — sometimes people, sometimes comfort. Here’s what I’ve learned about staying Christlike through it.
Every Fourth of July we celebrate political freedom, but Jesus offers an even greater freedom. In this personal devotional, discover how God’s truth exposes sin, breaks the chains of fear and shame, and sets us free to find our identity in Christ, not in the opinions or approval of others.
You can know every verse, say all the right words, and show up every Sunday and still never answer the one question that actually matters. Have I truly surrendered to Jesus? This is not about fear and it is not about pointing fingers. I am asking myself first.
What if Jonah isn’t really about a fish? In Part One of this series, discover how God uses Jonah’s story and one difficult season of life to teach what grace really means. Through reflections on Anthony Carter’s Running from Mercy, Scripture, and personal testimony, learn why God’s grace begins where self-reliance ends.
I can see something ugly brewing right now and everything in me wants to react. But before I do anything, I had to stop and ask one question most people never think to ask — who started this? Because whether it is God, Satan, or your own flesh behind what you are watching, the answer changes everything about what you are supposed to do next.
Jesus promised that faith can move mountains, but what happens when the mountain remains? A personal reflection on Mark 11, unanswered prayer, forgiveness, surrender, and learning to trust God while waiting.