My Favorite Articles:

10May 201712 May 2017

Christ Hold Fast… Please!

When you’re in that place of emptiness, what else is there to say? When your sin is larger than life,…

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2May 201712 May 2017

Divorced Observations

This one’s a little different today. It’s a reflection on life at my current job in the New York State Court…

29Mar 201712 May 2017

Luther’s Catechism: Talking the 8th

You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so…

Grace Encourages…

7 Oct 20169 Jan 2017

There is a tendency for those of us who've been burned-or flat out abused-by a church experience to almost violently reject any kind of encouragement to do something or change…

Simply Christ and Him Crucified

26 Sep 20169 Jan 2017

And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom. For I decided to know nothing among…

I am Simul

13 Jun 20169 Jan 2017

Simul Justus et Peccator. I don't exactly remember the first time I heard that phrase, but it was probably, give or take, three years ago. God has used it to…

The Christian Life: Struggle, Resist, Be Forgiven, Repeat

Maybe, I’m just not a good Christian. I say that because I’ll never admit total victory over any of my sins. I know how they creep up around me, hiding…

The CHF Articles: God Alone Saves, Right?

11 Apr 201811 Apr 2018

Can you help me out? I find in the pages of the Bible, a God who constantly saves. Right from the start, He proves this by rescuing Adam and Eve…

No Darkness Too Dark: No More Games

16 Mar 201825 Apr 2018

I wrote this a few years ago and had it published on two websites, Dropping Keys and Key Life. It's a weird little tale and the style I wrote it in was the best…

The CHF Articles: Secure In His Righteousness

2 Mar 20189 Mar 2018

Allow me to paint a picture for you: I knew a man in my old neighborhood. He was an old leathery-faced balding biker with facial tattoos. He was the kind…

Simple Nostalgia

28 Feb 201828 Feb 2018

Yesterday, I went for a walk during lunch. This walk took me places I hadn't been in a long time. Working near your childhood home will afford you that luxury.…

Tempted For Us

As I continue to see where God is leading me, here is a sermon I gave, yes me, this past Sunday. Hopefully I conveyed the idea that Jesus overcame those…

The CHF Articles: Come And See

18 Jan 20189 Mar 2018

The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.” Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip…

Church Plant Memoirs: Come and See

This is less a memoir and more an event, but it fits with the theme. Along with so many new things I've learned about church, church planting, God and how…

Christ: Our Perfect Resolution Keeper

29 Dec 201728 Feb 2018

New Year Devotional – For all life’s difficulties, there’s something about January 1 that renews people’s hope. It symbolizes a fresh start, a new beginning. In the time it takes…

Church Plant Memoirs: A Plea for Prayer

With the new year fast approaching, I wanted to give you one more article from the church plant memoirs. This is less an article, and more a plea. A month…