“Ahh… you think darkness is your ally? You merely adopted the dark. I was born in it, molded by it. I didn't see the light until I was already a man, by then it was nothing to me but blinding!” – Bane (The Dark Knight Rises)Darkness. That was all the blind beggar had ever known, he was born in it. He had no conception of colors, red, yellow, black, or white, the vivid water colored picture of a su...  Read More

I still remember my high school graduation. It seems like yesterday. I also vividly remember the day of my Open House, and how I played in the Michigan Association of Christian Schools Baseball State Championship that morning before my Open House. Lots of memories. Lots of excitement. Lots of opportunities in front of me. I couldn’t wait for the “next step” in my life.It seems like yesterday that ...  Read More

Main Point and Overview:   There’s a big difference in being with someone to motivate and challenge him and attempting to do it from a distance. In some ways, our church building is a “protective cocoon” every Sunday as we gather with people who love us, believe in what we believe, and love the same Lord Jesus Christ. Then, we go out into the culture which is often filled with viewpoints that are ...  Read More

Matthew 5:23-24 “Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them; then come and offer your gift.”How many times have you been hurt in church? How many times have people failed you in church? Next question might hurt a bit. How many times ha...  Read More

The title of today’s devotion is a phrase that has probably come out of our mouths at one point or another. Maybe you said it to a child, or to someone in the movie theater, library, hospital, in the classroom or even at a church gathering. As I think back to the full-nest days with four kids who were just five years apart, I recall saying things like; “use your inside voices”, “shhh”, or “quiet”....  Read More

If you have siblings like me, you know all too well the arguments they can get into. From stealing things (AKA Borrowing) to just plain silly disagreements. As a parent it's almost unavoidable. In the moment we think it's the end of the world and we wish to never speak or see of them again, (not really meaning it) and within hours we are best friends living our lives as if nothing happened. I wish...  Read More