Challenging believers to adventurous and Christ-filled lives through wild steps of faith
In many ways we let feelings drive us on a day to day basis. We love to feel happy, peaceful, excited, and optimistic. We also love feeling valued, respected, and loved. I'm sure we all wish we could feel these all the time. Feelings are a beautiful thing . . . until we start feeling… Continue reading Facts Over Feelings
Sometimes we slide into autopilot. We fall into a routine and just keep moving forward without much thought of why we are pressing forward or where we are going. This sort of autopilot life breeds dissatisfaction, frustration, discouragement, and a plethora of other problems. So let's get back to the point. Why do you fight?… Continue reading Why Do You Fight?
I know I claim to be an adventurer and risk-taker, but I definitely like comfort. It's so safe, easy, and requires nothing from me. I wasn't willing to go to the Middle East three months before God called me. My focus was dead set on staying in Denver with my family and friends. But God… Continue reading Tortured for Christ
I know Easter happened last week, but God's recently shown me an important lesson from the Easter story that I think we should all learn. As beautiful as Easter is, we are still facing this pandemic. As we look around, we realize life on this planet is brutal. We lose friends just as quickly as… Continue reading Why Does God Let Bad Things Happen? A Lesson From Easter
Spring is beautiful. Flowers bloom. Birds flit about. New life springs up everywhere. Animals have babies. Children play in the fresh green grass. It seems perfectly fitting for Easter take place in Spring, but did God intentionally plan out Jesus' death and resurrection to fit in with spring, or did God create spring to accent… Continue reading Was Spring Engineered for the Resurrection?
A lot of us have far more time on our hands than we'd want. At first this was great, but now we are stuck wondering "What now?" When we burn time on media or doing miscellaneous things, it's easy to lose focus. What are we living for? Why are we here? What is our purpose?… Continue reading 4 Great Ways to Spend Your Time with God Inside
During this quarantine, many of us are stuck in very close proximity with people who we probably don't get along the best with. However, when Jesus said love your enemy, he gave no fine print clarification that said "unless you are stuck with them during a quarantine." It's easy and feels good to lash out… Continue reading How to Show Wild Love
Being in full-time ministry, I'm in an interesting predicament of trying to figure out how I can continue to show God's love and share the gospel with others during this time. So, I took some time to brainstorm some ways that I can continue doing ministry even while I'm supposed to be away from others.… Continue reading Four Ways to Share the Gospel During a Quarantine
In this episode, I interview Matt and Sophia McCann who focus on sharing the gospel with the Yanesha people in Peru. Matt and Sophia share about how they knew God was calling them to Peru, the difficulties they faced, how they persevered, and some of the amazing stories God brought about already just in their… Continue reading Episode 11: Persevering Through Difficulty with Matt and Sophia McCann (Part 2)
First of all, I want to make it very clear that I'm not glad this pandemic is happening. Thousands have died and our economy is going nuts. I'm not glad about any of this. If I had the ability to flip a switch and make it never happen, you can bet I would do so… Continue reading Three Reasons Why I think the Coronavirus is Good