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“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…”
“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…”
When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dream. Then our mouth was filled with … Continue Reading Advent Psalms: Psalm 126
LORD, you were favorable to your land; you restored the fortunes of Jacob. You forgave the iniquity of your people; … Continue Reading Advent Psalm: Psalm 85
Around this time last year, I was getting ready for a road trip. I was hoping to see my brother … Continue Reading Tension
Well… This is it. What begin on Sunday, April 2nd, 2017 with our very first church service, came to a … Continue Reading The Last Church Plant Memoir: An End and a Beginning
Five weeks ago, something that I can only describe as miraculous happened. We held an honest to goodness church service … Continue Reading Communion Reunion: Church Plant Memoirs
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
God put in place a plan for us. It was a plan for rescue. It was a plan that only … Continue Reading And So It Begins…
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
Dear Pastors, You don’t know me. Well, maybe some of you do. For those that do, I hope you can … Continue Reading THE CHF Articles: Dear Pastors… Give ’em Gospel!
I know our main inspiration comes from the Spirit of God illuminating the Scriptures we’ve been given. But sometimes, God shows us pictures of his gracious nature in other things, like books we read, people we meet, even movies we watch. It’s almost like finding a reflection of God’s true grace in these things…
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…
“Now, I have a heart that still functions, because of something outside of me, now placed within me. Something that gave me new life, a new hope.”
“Maybe I just don’t play act all that well. I just couldn’t keep the “tomb” whitewashed enough when I knew I had so many dead bones inside.”
Filling in for a traveling pastor again. I share a message on Exodus 11:4 – 12:14
I preached this sermon on August 4th, 2019 at my home church, the last one for the summer. I am … Continue Reading Jephthah: A Cautionary Tale: A Sermon