I was born a worrywart. Growing up, my siblings would tease me incessantly. Over the years I’ve gotten much better and don’t sweat the small stuff, but my wife would readily admit that I still tend to over-think things (a euphemism for worrywart, which I prefer). I tend to think things out to the second or third ripple. Now my wife would also admit that this “over-thinking” saved our bacon more th...  Read More

Worry: give way to anxiety or unease; allow one's mind to dwell on difficulty or troubles. Why is it that we all struggle with worrying. We could find almost anything to worry about if we really wanted to. For myself, I worry about everything. Ever since I can remember I wanted to make friends with anyone and everyone, but I always had the thought in the back of my mind what if they don't want to ...  Read More

This passage in John 14 is packed with some incredible truth, we have to see and understand what is going on. To start, we see one of my favorite verses, which is also a great verse to use when sharing the gospel. John 14:6 "Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."  Jesus lets us in on a very important truth. He is the only way we can...  Read More

John 14:1-7 holds a very special place in my heart. Whenever I hear it, or whenever I read it, the words bring feelings that are near and dear, a reminiscence that now only lives as a thought and memory in my heart and mind. When I was 14-15 years old, my Great Grandmother came to live with us as her sight and memory started to decline. It was a short but sweet time that I will never forget. As th...  Read More

The word “love” is being tossed all over our culture today. Just Google it, and you will find a thousand examples. Sadly, there are as many twisted versions as there are quotes, memes, and sayings. It has become a very trendy thing to talk about, but not to “be about it.”Jesus understood what he was facing...The Cross. Shockingly, his disciples did not. In fact, they were still consumed with an ea...  Read More

Main Point and Overview:    Have you ever said something over and over to someone, but that person was simply not listening? Or, better yet, have you ever watched a person put off certain responsibilities only to be shocked when the “due date” arrived, and he or she wasn’t prepared? That was the disciples of Jesus! He had been telling them over and over that he came to die for the sins of the worl...  Read More