Do you ever feel like if people knew the real you they wouldn’t like you? Like, if they saw all the messiness or baggage you have they would leave you? When people find out you’re a pastor they have two reactions. The first one is to paint their life in the best light; sweeping all … [Read more…]
In the early days of Jesus’ ministry he is quoted saying this, “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.” There … [Read more…]
Joy is about sacrifice. It’s about giving up temporary pleasure for the sake of the gospel in pursuit of a better joy. It’s a force that drives us and moves us and gives us meaning. Here’s what I mean by that. We all seek pleasure. We all, in one way or another, give ourselves to … [Read more…]