We often will find ourselves in a quandary because of our perceived lack of time. Our schedules are so busy that we barely have time to eat. Even meals have been reduced to “instant breakfast” or “minute rice.” I’ve had the opportunity to live in Europe several times. One of the biggest cultural hurdles to jump was getting used to “European time.” This has nothing to do with time zones, but at the...  Read More

Matthew 6:5-15“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 6 But 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. 7 And when you p...  Read More

Contrary to popular belief, becoming a Christian does not make one’s life any easier—in fact I would say it becomes more difficult. Of course, trying to let go of certain people, places, and things are certainly challenging, I don’t want to make light of how difficult that may be. However, the part where rubber meets the road is spiritual growth. It is bigger than those people, places, or things y...  Read More

Luke 11:5-10 “Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose you have a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread; 6 a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have no food to offer him.’ 7 And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Don’t bother me. The door is already locked, and my children and I are in bed. I can’t get up and give you anything.’ 8 I tell you, e...  Read More

One of the biggest mistakes that we make is when we “connect” prayer to our conversations as a “last resort” instead of seeing it as the only true source of power in our lives. We don’t know what else to say when someone is going through a tragedy, so we say that we will pray for them. We don’t have any other options when someone is sick, so we reluctantly promise (and many times fail to fulfill) ...  Read More

Main Point and Overview:  What is unique about our “journey of faith” is that it assumes that there will be “bumps and bruises” along the way. If fact, it’s a challenging process. We can all look back to the past, and in most cases, the person that we are today is vastly different. Change is hard. It will not happen apart from the intervention of our gracious God. When the disciples of Jesus asked...  Read More