In Psalm 40, David begins by speaking into the idea of waiting patiently for the Lord. Remember, in context he is saying, “I waited while waiting…”. It was prolonged, it was extended, and it wasn’t easy. The dessert …

One of my favorite songs by U2 is “40”, based off of Psalm 40:1-3 (watch them perform it here alongside another great U2 song, “Yahweh”). The lyrics seem simple enough. Yet, don’t be deceived. There’s …

Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him. Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. The disciples went and …

Narrative Preaching. This is the course I just wrapped up at Asbury Theological Seminary as an on campus intensive. One of my assignments, actually the preaching assignment I did for the class today, was to …

For as long as I can remember, I have always loved to journal. There’s really no method I follow. I write out my thoughts. Maybe it’s a quote that I have heard that I love. Perhaps …

I’ve had a lot of requests for this one that I shared in Sunday’s message so I thought I would throw it out here on the blog. It’s a resource I found on the web …

Over the past couple of weeks in the Harvest, we have been moving through this little book that packs a punch: Bonhoeffer’s Life Together. It’s truly been a blessing to see what God has been …

Ask my wife and she’ll tell you that I can be a creature of habit. For example… A daily morning ritual? One in which I lovingly refer to as “the perfect morning brew.” It goes as follows… Alarm goes …

On Tuesday, I finally checked off something that has been on my “to-do” list for AT LEAST two years: get my contact lens prescription updated. I must confess that, though my glasses have been around …

In doing some research for a seminary paper I am writing, I dove into an earlier class notebook I had on mission and evangelism. In it, this particular page caught my eye and I thought …

And when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. (Matthew 6:6)   …