“Set your house in order”

“Set your house in order”

Right in the middle of a conversation in the Old Testament that the prophet Isaiah was having with Hezekiah, the king of Judah, he tells the king these words. “to set in order” is properly a military term denoting the order and regularity with which an army is drawn...
A Remedy for the Soul

A Remedy for the Soul

Psalm 23:1-3 “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.2 He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. 3 He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.” This past month I had the pleasure of spending...
Right Now

Right Now

Isaiah 30:21 NIV “Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.” My wife, Missy, has begun to work for GrubHub full time this year delivering food and making extra money for our family in...
Know Greater Love

Know Greater Love

Matthew 16:24-26 NKJV “Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. 25 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. 26 For...
Processing Grief

Processing Grief

Psalms 34:18 NLT “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed.” This past week I flew down with my family to Texas to bury my father in law.  Since the new year began I have been to four funerals or memorials, three of which I...
God’s Relentless Pursuit of Us

God’s Relentless Pursuit of Us

“Your beauty and love chase after me every day of my life.” Psalm 23:6 (MSG) It seems that every trip which involves flying to and from home that I have had recently ends up with a life-lesson to be learned in the process. This month’s trip to Fort Myers, FL wasn’t...