There’s a hole in every human soul. A God-shaped emptiness that nothing in this world can ever fill. Not money. Not success. Not the next purchase or promotion. I’ve watched people chase all of it, thinking one more thing will finally make them feel whole. It never does. Only Jesus can. Only the living God can take a broken life and transform it into something […]
You know, ministry isn’t always the smooth road we imagine, sometimes it’s more like hobbling on crutches after a tough fall, or healing up after multiple surgeries. I remember a time early in my walk when I shared the Gospel with a close friend, only to have him turn away, mocking the very truths that had changed my life. It stung, and in the quiet […]
In one of my morning prayers, I’ve found myself wrestling with God’s plan, whispering, “Lord, if this is what You have for me, You know what’s best. Forgive my discouraged heart.” It’s a raw, honest moment, laying bare my struggle to fully embrace the path before me with ups and downs. Yet, in that very breath, the Holy Spirit stirred within me, igniting a joy […]
I was in the airport and found myself talking to a business executive once, and he dropped a line that stuck with me. Once he learned that I was a bivocational pastor, and in ministry for the outcome and not the income, He said shepherds in the ancient world were the bottom of the barrel, basically the janitors of their day. I looked him in […]
As we journey through life, we often face moments where the weight of our circumstances can feel overwhelming. Bills pile up, relationships strain, and the world presses in. In those moments, it’s tempting to let frustration slip out, to vent our emotions, or to point out everything that’s going wrong. But God’s Word has a lot to say about complaining and why it’s a habit […]