Love is a finicky word. It is viewed as a feeling, action, choice, and a word used to describe things and people we greatly like. We especially use Love in a romantic way. How can we have love for others? As a student pastor, I hear this word used quite often between teens describing their feelings towards each other. Often, …
Why Does Evil Seem To Triumph
In the last 2 months there have been many deaths. I do not remember another stretch of time when there were more deaths of younger people. Why has there been so much death and so much evil? Shortly after my brother-in-law passed away, I found out that 2 of my friends lost their child to miscarriage in the last few …
7 Ways To Love Your Family Daily
When tragedy strikes, your life changes. But what kind of changes do you make? Are there changes you should make beforehand? Life and time become precious. The last few weeks have been tough on our family particularly my sister who lost her husband. This past weekend we were able to get away as a family and just have fun. It …
The Importance of Community During a Loss
When you experience the loss of someone you love, whom do you turn to? Are there people around you that can comfort, love and support you? We all need community going through a loss, who is your community? This past week (September 29, 2015) my amazing brother-in-law had unexpectedly passed away in his office, leaving my sister and 3 children …
To Anyone Who Has Had An Abortion
Since Roe vs. Wade in 1973, over 50 million babies have been aborted. More children have been aborted than all of the casualties of war combined. Many lives and families are forever changed because of these decisions. What will be your response? This is the first of several posts on this subject. As I was praying and preparing to share, …
Praying The Names Of God
Our faith and our confidence in God, is grounded in our knowledge of His character and who He is! If that is the case then how do we go about gaining that knowledge? Through the years I have reflected upon who God is in times of trial and through the good times. During my teenage years I struggled at …
5 Responses To What Is Happening In Our Culture And World
Yesterday, July 14, 2015, I was looking on Facebook and other social and saw a video that began to trend, regarding planned parenthood. This video soon sparked sharp debate and responses. And many people that supported abortion tried to discredit this video. As a young father of two young baby boys, I have read several of the articles and several …