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Devotional Thoughts

Looking Back At Favorite Blog Posts and Series

I’ve been blogging for just over 6 years now. Its been a far more enriching experience than I had expected. My primary purpose in blogging has always been my own learning: I find that I...

February 12, 2014No Comments

Don’t Despise the Day of Small Beginnings

I am taking the youth through the night visions of Zechariah 1-6 on Sunday mornings these days. Its a lot of fun! I’m reminded of God’s wisdom in communicating to us in such rich and...

November 6, 20132 Comments

Hagar in Genesis 16

My Dad recently directed my attention to the story of Hagar in Genesis 16, and its been on my mind a lot over the last week or so. The other day I jotted down a...

October 30, 20131 Comment

Lessons from Belize

I just returned from leading a missions trip in Belize. 18 of us were serving in a village near Orange Walk (which is in Northern Belize), partnering with a church there to lead services, serve...

August 1, 20133 Comments

I’m in the process of being ordained, and its gotten me thinking a lot about the notion of calling, since ordination is essentially an affirmation of a calling to ministry. In my experience, calling is...

July 18, 20131 Comment

Being Cheerful in the Valley

I don’t particularly enjoy planning trips. Its not why I went into ministry. But its important, and I’ve gotten better at it. Last week, before a significant trip, at a time when I needed a...

July 2, 2013No Comments

Busyness

I am consistently amazed at how easy it is for me to drift from intimacy with God, not because of sin or neglect or hardness of heart, but from sheer busyness. Sometime I get so...

June 19, 2013No Comments

Elijah and the Whisper of God

In my ministry to high school and college students, guys often confess to me when they are struggling with sexual sin. I’m sure I’ve said a lot that hasn’t helped at all. But one thing...

April 16, 20133 Comments

Pastors are Part of the Body of Christ

I’m reading through with a friend Paul Tripp’s Dangerous Calling: Confronting the Unique Challenges of Pastoral Ministry (Crossway 2012). I would describe it as a sober and yet grace-filled critique of pastoral culture in our...

April 15, 20133 Comments