Mother’s Day is the hardest sermon in the year for me to prepare. It is my one chance to give a shot in the arm for mom’s everywhere that they get can get through another year. It is my one shot to urge them specifically to be godly. It is my one change to put my foot in my mouth and alienate over 50%…

I am grateful for the opportunity to attend the Small Town Pastor’s conference in Morton, IL. Every time I attend, I came away refreshed and exhausted. This was our 9th conference. And because of that, while the content was great, the best part was the community. Being with fellow men in the rural ministry…

He is risen! The celebration of Easter is a great time. Life has a few monumental times, where one goes through it and your life completely changes. Marriage. The birth of a child. Death of a parent, a spouse, a child. There a few times where life completely changes and you are never the same again.…

Social Media is a weird thing. For those of you who are not familiar with Social media, be grateful. For those of you who live on social media, I’m sorry. Maggie and I have begun removing ourselves from social media platforms, because we just can’t stomach it anymore. There is an interesting term used…

Two questions plagued the Jews when Jesus had his earthly ministry: Who is this man and who did he come for? Of course, these are the same questions that people wrestle with today. The Jews thought that Jesus was just a good teacher, if that. Perhaps he was just a misguided carpenter from Nazareth that…

Robert Frost wrote an amazing poem in 1916: the Road Not Taken. Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps…

It’s one of the most famous concepts in the Bible. Though it’s fame is getting less and less as generation Z and Alpha are not being raised in a moral society. Most people have heard of the 10 commandments, though they may not be able to say one of the 10 commandments. Most people have heard of the cross,…