Category: Life
-
Jonah: A Theology of Judgment, God’s Unending Love for All People, and Ourselves.
The book of Jonah is unlike any other prophecy book in the Old Testament Scriptures. Throughout the major and minor prophets of the Old Testament canon, we see the prophet’s message at the forefront. But in the book of Jonah, we see the prophet at the forefront, not his message. Although his message is woven…
-
Mansions? Really?
John 14 gives us a great plethora of words for us to ponder upon. I’ve heard this passage preached expositionally through the Gospel of John, we have these words in our hymns of the Free Will Baptist church, and I’ve heard them at funerals. These words of John 14 are of great comfort and peace.…
-
What Discipleship is Not
Sometimes, it is easier to define something by what it is not rather than what the something actually is. This can be true of discipleship. It is often easier to define discipleship by what it is not than to explain to someone what it is. If you grew up like I did, you grew up…
-
Why I Decided to Do a H.E.A.R. Journal
I hear about people journaling all the time and have always wanted to give it a try. My dad does journal quite a bit, especially now that he is back in the pastorate. I grew up with friends who liked to write their thoughts on paper. I have always wanted to be like this. I…
-
The Importance of Reading the Entire Paragraph
About one year ago, I started doing things a little bit differently in my personal Bible study. Up until this point, I never really had what you would call “structure” to it. Most of the time, it was read, pray, and be done with it. And there isn’t much more to it now. But after…
-
My Thoughts on Student Ministry – Part 1
I’ve been thinking lately. I know, surprise! I am sure it has been stated in a previous post, but I am now halfway into my fourth year in ministry. A couple of weeks ago, I realized that I am a student pastor and have only written at most 2 blog posts on student ministry. I…
-
2 Reasons Why Theology Matters
January 1, 2016, I started my fourth year in ministry. The past three years have been some of the most rewarding, yet most difficult times of my entire life. Over these past few years, I have come to love theology. In fact, most of my spiritual gifts deal with theology. Not to say that I…
Ordinary Pastors Connecting Theological Truths to Everyday Believers 