Worship is a spring that wells out of a redeemed person’s life. God alone prescribes what worship looks like and what it doesn’t. The...

This is May, the month we celebrate graduations. Graduations always cause me to reflect on one of the greatest graduation speeches I’ve...

In the book of Galatians, Paul points to our union with Christ that results from His justification in our lives. This is so profound,...

As a corporate worship pastor, my time is often spent considering how our corporate worship, as well as our church as a whole, is...

Snow globes. When shaken, they are a display of the beauty that snow adds to a scene. Yet when you find yourself in one, so to speak, and...

This year’s Winter Camp teaching consisted of going through the book of Jonah with the teens. I was assigned to teach chapter 2, Jonah’s...

We have heard the phrase, “You are in a spiritual battle.” Usually, this is within the context of a trial in your life in which you...

Have you ever noticed that there are moments in life that seem to jump to the top of your mind when you hear the phrase, “defining...

If you happen to be reading this, you’ve made it to a new year. Congratulations, and Happy New Year. Welcome to 2024. With the new year,...

Encouragement. We all need it. Especially in our walk in Christ. Yes, Christ is the great Encourager, but He also commanded that we who...

Picture this: You have found the one. The church that you have been dreaming of. The pastor preaches faithfully from Scripture week in...

Everyone has an opinion on music in the church, and I’ve heard many of them: it is not upbeat enough. It’s not relevant. It’s too...

If the foundations are destroyed what can the righteous do? – Psalm 11:3 Beginnings matter. You only have one opportunity to make a good...

In my previous article, we asked an important question: Should music in the church be contemporary or traditional? The answer is that...

In many churches today, there is a never-ending battle over the type of music that the church uses. Some assert that the hymns are the...

Many of you are familiar with the book by Alexander Dumas entitled The Three Musketeers. The heroes of that story had as their motto,...

As I sit here and write this note tonight there are many within our church body that are on my heart and my mind. In times of struggle,...

The picture of three Wise Men worshipping the baby Jesus at the manger is a familiar one to many people during the Christmas season. The...

How often do we think, I wish I had a do-over, a second chance. Maybe this conversation didn’t go well, or that relationship ended on the...

Oh, the ugly sin of pride. It is easy to spot it in others, but it goes undetected in our own lives. In a biblical sense, pride pits your...