Deep lessons from Naomi’s story

Today in church the pastors started a new sermon series on the book of Ruth. To say I’m completely psyched is an absolute understatement. Ruth is one of my favorite books of the Old Testament. What’s more, its short – only 4 chapter.  So it’s...

Crushing Prayer

Lately I’ve been crushing it regarding prayer. Last week I was invited to my church’s missions conference as a speaker. I’ve attended for a few years as an attendee, but never on the other side of the podium. My topic: How churches can build a prayer...

Teaching Prayer

Tomorrow is the day. 28 people from my church are going to show up for a class I’m teaching called “Unceasing Prayer.” Nobody in the class knows this, but I’ve been wrestling with this teaching program for over 2 years! It’s been a much...

Timely Message

It’s January 1 (Happy New Year!). And I’ve got a really critical thing I want to say to you. Today is the perfect day to decide if you are going to read your Bible this year. I’ve long been an advocate of reading the Bible through each year. This is...

would you trust an AI theologian?

A few weeks ago I was sitting in church – listening to a sermon about the salt and light passage in the sermon on the mount. It raised some questions in my mind about the use of salt in ancient Roman culture. What’s a guy to do? I pulled up ChatGPT on my...

struggling with prayer?

Do you like to pray?  Do you think you do a good job praying? The Bible says “Pray without ceasing.” But according to a Pew Research study, only 44% of Americans say they pray every day. Prayer is hard. I get it.  It’s not my spiritual gift, either....