My Imperfect Heart
I give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, and I will glorify your name forever. … Continue Reading My Imperfect Heart
What Hopelessness Feels Like
This is what hopelessness feels like, at least for me. It’s a deep depression walking out of your body ahead … Continue Reading What Hopelessness Feels Like
Sunday Rest…
We are made in God’s image. He said so in Genesis Chapter 1. The very last thing He did was … Continue Reading Sunday Rest…
A Christian Death Wish
For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” – Philippians 1:21 Last night, my wife and I … Continue Reading A Christian Death Wish
Dear Church…
I’ve had a long week… Work’s been pretty crazy lately. I sit in a tiny 5 x 5 cubicle to … Continue Reading Dear Church…
Our Perfect Resolution Keeper
New Year Devotional – For all life’s difficulties, there’s something about January 1 that renews people’s hope. It symbolizes a … Continue Reading Our Perfect Resolution Keeper
Loving The Unlovable
It is a “gift” to us, for someone to know us, the real us, the us that doesn’t love well, the us that is full of flaws, to then still be loved by that someone.
Consider This Christmas Eve…
Before the festivities start tonight, consider three thing: Consider Your Failings. Consider your doubts and struggles to be good parents, … Continue Reading Consider This Christmas Eve…
Pastoral Material?
“So here I am, a redeemed sinner, a defeated victor, wrestling a little deeper with the idea of pastor ministry. I think about all that it implies…”
Tension
Around this time last year, I was getting ready for a road trip. I was hoping to see my brother … Continue Reading Tension
NYC Checkpoint Keeps Rich People From Leaving The State
Today, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo, along with New York City Mayor, Bill de Blasio, used the 1 billion … Continue Reading NYC Checkpoint Keeps Rich People From Leaving The State
Church Spires and Water Towers
Every Sunday before our current pandemic overtook us, I’d take my typical forty-minute Sunday drive from Staten Island into Manhattan … Continue Reading Church Spires and Water Towers
And So It Begins…
Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to the Lord. This … Continue Reading And So It Begins…
“Inside” Coronavirus
Have you ever heard the term, “inside baseball?” It’s American slang that refers to the minutiae and detailed inner workings … Continue Reading “Inside” Coronavirus
A High-Definition God
It’s Saturday evening, March 21st, 2020. We are closing out the first week of this coronavirus pandemic here in NYC. … Continue Reading A High-Definition God
Sharpen this!
Seems with each passing year, its harder and harder for me to put coherent thoughts together down on paper. I’ve written here and there, but not like I have in the past. I’m really struggling right now wanting to say something about Christian brotherhood…
The Defeated Victor 