Hometown Hero: A Sermon
Hello all. I am in Long Island this week giving a pastor friend and very busy man a much needed … Continue Reading Hometown Hero: A Sermon
The Ministry of John the Baptist: A Sermon
Hello all. I am at my home church this week, Bethany Lutheran Brethren. Delivering a message on what John the … Continue Reading The Ministry of John the Baptist: A Sermon
Advent: Week 4 – Being a Part of the Salvation Story: A Sermon
Hello all. Advent Week 4 is here… I get one more opportunity to spend time with this church before Christmas … Continue Reading Advent: Week 4 – Being a Part of the Salvation Story: A Sermon
Advent: Week 1 – Anticipation & Hope: A Sermon
Hello all. We have entered advent and I am preaching the first week here at Hillside. Hopefully I can help … Continue Reading Advent: Week 1 – Anticipation & Hope: A Sermon
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
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…
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.
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
Finding Satisfaction in Desolate Places: A Sermon
Preaching once again in my home Church. The topic? Loaves and Fish.
The CHF Articles: Un-Joyfully God’s
How many of you Christians out there are barely holding it together?I know the inclination should be towards joy and … Continue Reading The CHF Articles: Un-Joyfully God’s
The CHF Articles: I’m Not Chad Bird
I think we can all agree that there is not a more popular writer on Christ Hold Fast than Chad … Continue Reading The CHF Articles: I’m Not Chad Bird
The CHF Articles: Hope Within The Shadows
The Sixth Sense is a suspenseful and scary movie where a little boy is born with the strange gift of … Continue Reading The CHF Articles: Hope Within The Shadows
We Need Forgiveness, ALL THE TIME!
One of the most regular, and familiar parts of the current contemporary mainstream evangelical church service is the altar call. … Continue Reading We Need Forgiveness, ALL THE TIME!
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, … Continue Reading Christ Hold Fast… Please!
The CHF Articles: The Good Struggle?
I have to admit, there are times that I’m still completely susceptible to self-serving salvation projects. Even in my writing, I … Continue Reading The CHF Articles: The Good Struggle?
A Journey, The Struggle, And Encouragement
“Life is a journey” We hear that a lot. From TV and movies, to fluffy little news pieces, to quaint concise sayings … Continue Reading A Journey, The Struggle, And Encouragement
The Defeated Victor 