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Persist in prayer

Have you ever had an interaction with a toddler play out like this? “Mom, can I have a fruit snack?” “Well, you already had…

Who is God?

Why a burning bush?

Sometimes I don’t ask the most obvious questions until decades later. Like the burning bush. I’ve known the story of Moses and the burning…

Living My Faith

Don’t despise ordinary things

I almost got depressed the other day in church. As I was preaching, I said, “After six years as your pastor, I have preached…

Living My Faith

Revival!

Asbury University in Kentucky made the news a few weeks ago. After a chapel service on February 8, students stayed to sing and pray…

Living My Faith

Ordinary is how God ordinarily works

I bet you’d love to make some extraordinary changes in your life. Maybe to unconditionally love the people in your family, even that sibling…

Life’s Challenges

Jesus calls the broken

Have you ever pretended you had it all together? Recently, I met a friend for coffee and, fueled by Pastor Mike’s sermons, decided to…

Living My Faith

Rest and . . . grow

We have an opportunity right now to journey into the heart of God’s kingdom plan for us. Take a few minutes to quiet your…

Living My Faith

We must learn to judge like Jesus

You’ve probably heard that Jesus once said, “Do not judge, or you too will be judged” (Matthew 7:1). But what does that mean? Keep…

Living My Faith

You can’t do it all, but you can give your all

I checked the National Day Calendar for February and was stunned by how much there is to celebrate. For the shortest month of the…

Bible 101

Let’s make heaven crowded!

Recently, every member of my family got sick. It was an awful, helpless feeling watching my kids burning with fevers and coughing so hard…

Living My Faith

How God made you

It took me over 30 years to figure out how God made me. You would think that my strengths and weaknesses would be obvious…

Bible 101

Heads up!

If a fly ball is hit into the air, you might hear the words, “Heads up!” to warn you. If a friend or coworker…