Main Point and Overview:The time had come! Jesus was ready to declare himself to be the Messiah, and he did as he rode into Jerusalem on a donkey. In that moment, the people celebrated him, but they did so with self-centered motives. They genuinely thought that he was about to bring political freedom to them from Rome. They misunderstood Jesus. So many people do. I hope you haven’t! The fact is th...  Read More

One of the first bits of advice I got when I reported to my first squadron as a young second lieutenant was “Bloom where you’re planted.” At first, I didn’t know what this meant. I clearly must have a had a glazed look in my eyes, so this respectable and experienced NCO began to enlighten this new, naïve, and inexperienced “butter bar.” It’s a good lesson in leadership, and that is to take whateve...  Read More

This week’s sermon devotionals have been on point! The Winning Formula!! Are you like me and found this all to be so relevant, so needed, so simple, and yet so hard to involve God in the details of our lives, circumstances, and crises? The title of today’s devotion, “Do Not Get Contaminated” is another key element to a winning formula.It’s hard to believe that ten years ago we became ever so aware...  Read More

I love my kids and seeing the way they think and process. They always see things from a different perspective and there are a lot of funny moments because of it. Right now, my 5-year-old daughter thinks she is smarter than her mother and me. She has said multiple times now that she thinks and knows she is smarter than us. She is actually a very smart kid, but I thought she was joking at first. I l...  Read More

I love the book of Joshua—we get to read about the transition of leadership from Moses to Joshua. Just like any transition of leadership there is always a difference. Joshua pulls everyone together and walks the tribes of Israel through everything they have been through, from Abraham worshipping other gods, to Abraham leaving and following God’s plan. He is trying to make the point that all these ...  Read More

It’s the beauty of a deciduous tree in fall after a long hot summer. Each leaf, changing a beautiful shade of green, yellow, orange, and earth. The glow of a maple in mid-October is so vibrant that you can’t decipher one leaf from another. They all mesh together into a glowing bloom of color. There is so much beauty and promise in the leaves of fall, but that beauty fades, the vibrant colors die, ...  Read More