Jun 24, 2025 | Articles, Christian Life
It was late one Sunday night, the kind of late in the day when the house itself exhales its weariness. I stood with my back against the counter, staring at the steady green light on the dishwasher like it held the answer I was too tired to find. I had just come off a...
Jan 6, 2023 | Articles, Christian Life
Fear can punch you in the gut and take your lunch. You least expect it, never desire it, and what you do with it is important. If we stay in a place of fear and therefore do not trust God, we forfeit the peace He offers. Yet, if your fear is a catalyst to move...
Jan 2, 2023 | Articles, Christian Life
Annually, on the first Sunday of the year, I take questions from our congregation in place of the usual expository sermon. Many have shared that it is one of their favorite traditions at Grace Chapel. This conversational sermon style allows us to get into topics and...
Nov 10, 2021 | Articles, Biblical Counseling, Christian Life
I was telling a friend that this has been the most challenging season to pastor people through—not because of masks and mandates— but because people are seemingly in disagreements all the time. I am on the front row of people’s lives, watching small groups, families,...
Jan 9, 2020 | Articles, Christian Life
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? I just needed to get away. The stress of ministry life, family life, and just life seemed to be overwhelming to me. I described my life as a stereo turned up all the way and the volume control was broken off. I didn’t need to just turn down the...
