The Lord said, “If as one people speaking the same language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them.” -Genesis 11:6

I read those words and I think, “WOW! We have the power to do anything!”

Isn’t that incredible!? Think of what that could mean if as followers [...]

I started a YouVersion.com reading plan yesterday. I’m already glad I started doing it. On my first day of reading God started impacting me through His Word, but I guess that’s the whole idea anyways.

I was reading in Genesis 3, and realized that you can really hear the desperation in God’s voice when He calls [...]

“Take nothing for the journey except a staff – no bread, no bag, no money in you belt, Wear sandals but not an extra tunic. Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you leave that town. And if any place will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet [...]

I have to be honest.

I’ve been praying the wrong prayer for a long time.

I’ve been praying, asking God to help me hear Him.

While there’s nothing wrong with that prayer, it’s the wrong prayer.

I’ve started praying for God to help me LISTEN to Him.

The two are so similar, it was hard for me to know that [...]

So today is January 16th, 2009. I started studying through the book of Matthew on April 7th, 2008. So it’s taken me nearly a full year to read through the book of Matthew. I have 108 journal entries during that time, and I didn’t even write in my journal every day. I’ll be honest [...]

This morning I read Matthew 26:47-56. Now, this is where Jesus is arrested and the guys ear gets cut off. Which means that this is right after Jesus prays that God’s will would be done, and he asks God if there is any other way. And those words really grabbed my attention after [...]

“And he (Jesus) did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith.” -Matthew 13:58

This verse is scary to me. There is a lot to learn from this verse. This verse is a wake up call. It is a stark reminder. It calls me to action.

So Jesus goes back into Nazareth, his [...]

It’s all the rave in the Christian leadership world these day. We talk everything from how to influence people to increasing you influence. It’s all about influencing others. But little is spoken about being influenced. It’s almost ignored to be honest. We seem to be so focused on us being influential people, and we don’t [...]

So again, it’s been a while since our last visit into Mathew 10. Let’s pick up where we left off.

Onward to Day 9 of “Ten Days in Matty Ten.”

This one may turn out to be a bit touchy. But I’m seriously convicted about this, and I feel like it’s the right thing to do.

“What [...]

So it’s been a while since our last entry for “Ten Days in Matty Ten.” Let me give a little refresher.

In Matthew 10, Jesus send out his disciples and gives them power to heal and cast out demons. Them he gives them 10 sort descriptions of what the ministry should be. Here’s what we’ve [...]