Many Christians struggle to find contentment, pursuing favorable circumstance as the ultimate solution. How is it that 21 men were content to go the way of John the Baptist in order to honor Christ Jesus as Lord? Can we find contentment no matter our circumstance? How can we live with ourselves as American Christians while … Continue reading Finding Contentment: A Manner of Life Worthy of the Gospel and how that defeats ISIS
Awful Tension
I'm a Christian living in America; a pastor in fact. This week my life is full of meetings, praying, studying to preach, writing, leading, discipling, speaking at a conference, and enjoying an occasional Starbucks on top of my home priority. I am doing my best to live for Christ by making disciples, equipping families, and … Continue reading Awful Tension
12 Important Thoughts God Uses to Chart My Course (in no particular order)
1. While I am meeting with Christians in America over soy lattes about their marriages, kids, and general state of discontent, brothers and sisters and their children in other parts of the world are being decapitated because they will not renounce Christ. 2. At the exact moment of this writing my oldest daughter has 122 … Continue reading 12 Important Thoughts God Uses to Chart My Course (in no particular order)
