...Sow. Dr. Chuck Kelley, president of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, said many years ago, ""Southern Baptists are a harvest-oriented denomination living in an unseeded generation." Jesus Christ, in the Gospels, highlights the principle of "sowing, growing, and reaping." I'm particularly thinking of Mark 4:26-29. Mark states: “The kingdom of God is like this,” he … Continue reading My “WORD” for the year (2019) is…

It happens every year. You know, setting or rejecting those New Year's Resolutions. No matter what end of the spectrum you fall on, I want to simply suggest and provide a few tools for you to grow spiritually. Is not that the goal? To desire to look and be more like Jesus by growing in … Continue reading New Year Tools

“Revive me according to Your lovingkindness, So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭119:88‬ ‭NKJV‬ “Give me life in accordance with your faithful love, and I will obey the decree you have spoken.” Psalms‬ ‭119:88‬ ‭CSB‬‬ The life God gives to us is according to His faithful love so that we … Continue reading Mile Marker 07-09-18

Praise the Lord, all nations! Glorify him, all peoples! For his faithful love to us is great; the Lord's faithfulness endures forever. Hallelujah! (Psalm 117 CSB) The Psalm above is a call for universal praise to God. As I was thinking through this, there are many things that pop out. Faithful love. Faithfulness. Enduring, forever. … Continue reading Mile Marker 06-28-18

Psalm 119 is a chapter in the Bible that is all about God's Word. The Psalmist is really expressive in this chapter in regards to the way God's Word has really guided him. Upon taking doctoral seminars, one of the first books that I was required to read in beginning the journey was How to Read … Continue reading Mile Marker 06-27-18

Not to us, Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory because of your faithful love, because of your truth. Why should the nations say, "Where is their God?" Our God is in heaven and does whatever he please. (Psalm 115:1-3 CSB) Our worship matters. It matters because it reveals to "the nations" … Continue reading Mile Marker 06-26-18

The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their cry for help. (Psalm 34:15 CSB) I speculate too much. For example, when I'm running (normally early morning) I always "feel" like people are looking out there windows as I plod by, struggling to move forward and feeling all … Continue reading Mile Marker 06-25-18

He has provided food for those who fear him; he remembers his covenant forever. Psalms‬ ‭111:5‬ ‭CSB‬‬ For I will forgive their wrongdoing, and I will never again remember their sins. Hebrews‬ ‭8:12‬ ‭CSB‬‬ How often I forget what God remembers and remember what God forgets. Here's what I mean. I struggle with my sin … Continue reading Mile Marker 06-22-18

Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every hindrance and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us. (Hebrews 12:1 CSB) I'm beginning to call these "posts" Mile Markers because a mile marker tells you … Continue reading Mile Marker 06-21-18

You are saved by grace! (Ephesians 2:5b CSB) Salvation brings peace. Obviously, the backdrop of this great verse above is darkness in that Paul describes the person before having been saved. He uses words like those who have "fleshly desires, carrying out the inclinations of our flesh and thoughts, and we were by nature children … Continue reading Mile Marker 06-20-18