Mar 10, 2011
Imposing Personal Convictions and Limiting Freedom
Every true Christian has been saved by, serves, and is filled by the same Lord. But often times, though they serve the same Lord; have different convictions and conscience when it comes to the freedom they currently posses in Christ. Each one has limits they know they can’t pass in order to abstain from sin. Each one is led by the same Lord to and from different things. Though God’s Word... read more
Sep 1, 2010
How to Know if it’s the Spirit
How To Know if What You’re Being Led By (the voice you’re hearing or the thing you’re feeling) is the Spirit: 1. Does what you’re being led to do line up with the entirety of Scripture? If not (i.e. It’s ok to have sex with your married friend), then it’s not the Spirit. 2. Pray about it. If you feel like it lines up with Scripture, ask God to reveal to you whether or... read more
Jul 26, 2010
Imagine Truth Turned Into Reality
The Word of God will not return void. The same power that raised Christ from the grave is alive and well in us. If God is for us, who can be against us? These are some truths (some paraphrased) that I have been thinking about lately… …that we will do greater works than Christ when He walked this earth. That the gates of hell cannot withstand the power of the Church. What if all of these things... read more
May 14, 2010
If God Is Not…
If God’s not in it; I want nothing to do with it. If God’s not with me; then I am powerless. If God has not spoken; then I have nothing to say. If God’s not working it out through me; it will never get done. If God is not my healer; I will forever be sick. If God is not my strength; I am weak above all else. If God is not my life; then I am the walking dead. If God is not my portion; then... read more
Mar 8, 2010
Hungry for…
The world has so much to offer. Some of what it has to offer is not bad at all: great music, entertaining television and film, exotic adventurous vacations, and beautiful art. The Bible says that every good and perfect gift is from above. So those good and redeemable things the world has to offer actually spring forth from God and His good creation. But despite all of the great things available for man to... read more
In Kindergarten I was officially voted 'Most Inquisitive'.
I have been asking questions ever since as I believe that they are the catalyst to discovering the world all around us.
The answers to these questions have led me into an everlasting committed relationship with Jesus Christ, into a marriage with the love of my life, and into being the father of the two most beautiful children on earth.
It is my personal mission to glorify God with my life, advance His Kingdom through my ministry, and to love my family with everything I have.
I am the Pastor at Fellowship Church in Salem, Oregon and these are my thoughts on life.