Ready? Break! Taking Christian Living to the Next

This is the Day!

It’s a New Year! It’s a new day! And time for a grand new adventure! I️ love how God doesn’t allow us to remain stagnant, like a smelly, dead pond with moss growing on the top and a multitude of mosquitoes looming nearby. No, instead, our lives are like a river where life abounds. Each day is full of treasure awaiting us to discover God’s goodness. For God’s peace is like a river (Isaiah 48:18),…

What Happens If We Surrender Our Lives to God?

We often fear what we will become if we surrender everything over to God. I️ mean, we fear that He will make us do something that we don’t readily want to do, or go somewhere where we don’t want to go. Deep down in the crevices of our soul, we believe that God is not truly worth living for. And as a result, we believe the lie that we need to “hold back some.”

Confront the Lie

What if instead of…

How is God’s Burden Light?

Burdens seem heavy and overbearing, like a ton of bricks on our shoulders. Although often invisible to the outside world, they weigh us down. And interestingly, in the long-haul of a far-reaching pandemic, I️ would say this is how many of us feel right now. WE.ARE.TIRED.

A GREAT INVITATION

With the daily barrage of bad news escalating around the world, we can easily feel downtrodden. Fires.…

Can One Person Make A Difference?

Can one person really make a difference? Seriously, can ordinary people influence others to change? Nehemiah is a book in the Old Testament about a man who makes a difference. Rather than settling into the comforts of mediocrity, indifference, or apathy, he decides to do something about the mounting injustice in his world. As cupbearer to the King of Persia, it would be easy for him to stay in…

If God is always working, why is life so hard?

Do you ever wonder why life is so hard? In Genesis 50:20, after a roller-coaster ride of a life, Joseph says these astounding words, “As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good”. If you’re unfamiliar with this particular bible story…let me catch you up to speed. Joseph is considered a patriarch in the Old Testament and is the favorite son of his father Jacob. By favorite, I️…

Do You Have Grit in Your Faith?

Do you have the grit to grow in your faith? Or, is your time with God just ho-hum? During the days of COVID-19, have you grown closer to God….or farther away? I’ll admit, it has been weird to just do online church and zoom bible study. It’s not necessarily my cup of tea.

God Doesn’t Waste Anything

But have you ever stopped and wondered what God is doing right now? I️ mean, seriously, has He…

Surviving Amid Uncertainties and Unknowns

As the world turns, you may find yourself struggling with the uncertainties and unknowns in life. It doesn’t feel quite right to become accustomed to our new norms of “pandemic”, “quarantine”, “closures”, “racism” and “police reform.” In the mix of it all, our souls are stirred and we don’t know where to find solid ground. With each new day, we remain restless since our present seems so torn. We…

At The End of The Day, Can Love Win?

I️ know many of us are troubled by the recent events in our country, left scratching our head, “Can love really win?” From outward appearances, we seem to be sinking in quicksand. The news is heavy and weighty. People are downcast with gloom. Many are pondering, “Hey God, it doesn’t look like love can win“.

I️ mean, seriously, it doesn’t look like love has a fighting chance. It appears as if love…

We Will Speak Into Racism With You

The last couple of days have been difficult for many of us and I️ have been silent…not out of complicity…but rather to slowly process and take in the recent racism occurrences. To be honest with you, my emotions have run the gambit and I️ don’t have the right words to say. Nor can I fully comprehend or relate to how much my black brothers and sisters are grieving. However, I️ will speak into this…

When Our Thoughts Run Wild

Matthew 8:24-34, Luke 8:26, Mark 5:1-20

Immediately after landing from the sea, a man approached Jesus whose thoughts run wild. Crazy and half out-of-his-mind. He lived among the tombs and no one could contain him, not even with a chain. Night and day his demons tormented him. You would say he is insane.

With the strength of an ox, he broke through his shackles. His closest friend is fear.…

Who (or What) Do You Worship?

Over the past few months, I️ have reflected inwardly and asked myself the poignant question, “Who (or what) do you worship?” As sports, events, family, and friends have been banned and life has slowed down, I’ve noticed a lot of unnecessary things that I️ spend my time and energy on. There are some things that I️ miss…and others I️ hope never to return.

Chase After

The things we chase after and…

Mark 13

I️ have loved being in the Word with you over the past couple of weeks for our Lent study! Who would’ve ever guessed we would be where we are today? Stuck in our homes. Scanning the news. Watching the time tick by slow. And yet, I️ know assuredly that God knew all along.

For, He knows everything (Ps. 139).

And tells us not to worry about anything (Matt 6:31).

As we prepare our hearts for…

 Mark 8

As we approach Good Friday, I️ think it serves us well to remember the seriousness of this holy day. We have a suffering Savior who came to give His life so that we may live forever. Fascinatingly, He predicted He would die and rise again, indicating that God is sovereign over all. In the Gospel of Mark alone, Jesus foretells of His upcoming death and resurrection 3 times.

The Death &…

Mark 7

I’m going to be real honest with you….today has sorta been a tough day. I️ tend to error on the side of upbeat & positive, but I️ am really missing being a part of the community. I️ miss people. Moreover, I wish I could see your faces. And most definitely your laughs. As a result, I️’m feeling a bit gloomy.

You are Designed for Relationship

I️ don’t want to zoom.

Or binge on insta.

I’m…

Mark 5-6

The action-packed journalistic style of the book of Mark continues with snapshots of Jesus’ earthly ministry. Unfolding before our eyes is a Savior who has relentless compassion in a world stock-full of bad news. Jesus doesn’t ignore the problems, but rather confronts the evil and reveals His character of mercy, love, and hope.All the while, the temporal issues at hand are pointing us to…

Mark 11

“Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest!” Mark 11:9-10

It’s Palm Sunday and I️ want to encourage everyone to be in God’s Word today. I️ believe that the Word is alive and actively working.I️ also believe that there is great power in prayer. You will see that this blog is a little different than…