Tag: sharing the Gospel
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I Need Your Help
Well, God provided! We now need to secure a total of $6,200/month in donations to sustain our local mission in Willcox, AZ. Please take some time to pray for our efforts, look at our needs and plans, and consider becoming a monthly contributor. A special thanks to those who have already donated. We could not…
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Ministry Update, making disciples… and releasing them
I remember sitting with a couple friends, Andrew (a different Andrew) and Cody, dreaming about what kind of ministry we could have while in college. Of course, I was prideful- bent on building a kingdom for myself on Christ’s name. No dream that we voiced there would ever come to pass. God would not provide…
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Hello 2019
2018 (and 2017) were brutal years for us personally, but great years for ministry. Those of you who follow our ministry know some of our struggles. We are confident that God is working all things together, that He is doing so for His own glory, and that all He works together for His glory works…
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Forgetting that the Gospel is Good News, Romans 1:7
There is much we can learn in the introduction of the letters in Scripture. I notice that we have a tendency in this sinful condition to do two things. First, we are quick to skip most introductions. We skip the preludes in most books today. Second, we tend to forget that the Gospel is good…
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What if we loved Christ?
In the Christian faith, we have this weird phrase that no one really understands. We say that people must be born again or be saved. There are a couple of questions that usually come up when we are speaking to someone who isn’t familiar with Christian lingo, or Christianeze. The first is this, “What am…
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I don’t feel like I’m accomplishing anything…
I often think about where I am and wonder how I got here from the small town of Elgin, Oklahoma. I think about my humble beginnings and my awkward transition into adulthood. I think about the fact that I was one of the greatest introverts you would ever meet: I mean I hated being around…
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Are You a Withered Old Tree?
Last week I was asked why Jesus, this loving guy who was the Messiah that would save all who would believe in Him, would, in His anger, curse a fig tree and cause it to wither. I want to spend some time looking at this. It is what comes next in our study of Matthew…