Quick Backdrop One of my favorite T-shirt phrases of all-time: "What if the Hokey Pokey is what it's all about?" It gets you thinking. Which brings us to Sadducees, Pharisees and scribes. Have you ever be...

Quick Backdrop You probably know the exploits of King David, but as a quick review, or if you're not familiar with King David, here are some snapshots of his storied life. You may want to read the verses n...

Quick Backdrop The gospel. You've probably heard the word gospel before, but do you know what it means? More importantly, do you understand how the gospel actually changes your life? The gospel is what th...

Quick Backdrop Tis the season of ghosts and ghouls. Similar to Christmas season, Halloween seems to start earlier each year. As of this posting, we still have more than a month until the actual Halloween date,...

Quick BackdropThis morning, I saw a praying mantis on my front porch. It got me thinking. In fact, consider the praying mantis for a minute. Go ahead. Just for a minute. It's a weird, big bug, not a common inse...

Quick BackdropSharing our faith. That phrase alone can conjure up a lot of fears associated with sharing Jesus with other people: fear of rejection, fumbling your words, not to mention the fear of labels such a...

Trending—it's a popular word. In fact, the word is, well…trending. Most news, video and social media websites organize content by what's trending, giving us a snapshot of the most popular downloads,...

Camps. Mission experiences. Church conventions. Summer provides awesome opportunities for ministry and spiritual highpoints. During these experiences, our hearts are soft to the things of God, He has our undist...

The Bible contains more than 700,000 words. By comparison, The Lord of the Rings trilogy contains nearly 500,000; The Iliad clocks in at approximately 360,000. The gateway into God's revelation is massive text ...

Quick BackdropThe daily grind was named just that for a reason. Through the course of a day, it's easy for our frustrations, temptations, anxieties and pressures to grind us down to a nub, leaving nothing but t...