God, our Heavenly Home away from Home
Our Lord, in all generations you have been our home. Psalm 90:1 heavenly home Where you live matters. Your dwelling place…
foundations of faith
Three Men on The Cross: The proud, the humble, the Blameless
Three on the cross There were two straight-up, flat-out, bona fide sinners on either side of Jesus that great and…
Relationship vs. Religion: Salvation is not like Santa
Religion Religious hoops and impossible checklists are not how salvation works because we can’t work our way to heaven. We…
The Big Fat Lie that God is Angry
A lot of us get this all mixed up, thinking Christianity is a bunch of rules. And they miss it…
The Gospel: Faithful husband, Wayward bride
The whole of Christianity is simple. It’s about relationship with God. It’s NOT about religion to appease God. The Gospel…
What does it mean to “Seek First the Kingdom of God?”
Over the years, I’ve noticed a stark difference between the days where I put God first and the days I…
False Summits and Perseverance
The first time I hiked a 14er, nobody warned me about false summits. If you’ve never had the pleasure of…
Come to Jesus: 17 years old, 24-hour solo in mountains
Alarm Clock Idol At age 17, my grades were my god. I worshipped my resume and the chance to go…
What is a “testimony”?
Look to Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith. Hebrew 2:2, KJV Jesus is writing a redemptive story for…
Angels Playing Jump Rope with Powerlines
She sees angels While driving down a familiar country road, tall trees lining every side, we came upon our favorite…