A few years ago my wife and I befriended a man that lived in a van outside a neighbor's house. His name was John and his van was on Aspen street so we called him John "Aspen." John was a strong atheist at that time in his life and was very aggressive at times to our help and my conversations with him.
Read MoreGod has appointed two representatives for man--Adam and Jesus. The bible teaches that the lives of these two men deeply affect us. Actually, their deaths (spiritual and physical) deeply affect us as well. We’ve all experienced and continue to experience the effects of Adam’s sin.
Read MoreFamily devotions are challenging. They’re tough. They require time, commitment, consistency, and patience. It’s opening the Bible instead of turning on the TV. It’s praying for forgiveness with your children five minutes after yelling at them...
Read MoreThis week I realized I have issues. I mean I’ve always had issues but the deeper I walk in relationship to Jesus the more he seems to be drawing all of that out of me. It makes me deal with it, which is good, but it’s uncovering layers of deep sin that I normally suppress and don’t mess with...
Read MoreThere were two men. One, a Pharisee, a ruler of the Jews, and a teacher of Israel. The other, a baptizer in the outskirts of town. If anyone would know who Jesus was surely it would be the religious man. He was the educated one...
Read MoreI live in the south, Texas to be exact. And in Texas most people would say, "I'm a Christian." But what does that really mean?
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