Back in 2016 I was an outspoken critic of the Christian support behind Donald Trump, who was at the time running to be the Republican nominee for the Presidential election that year. Following the election I made a conscious choice to no longer address political topics related to the current United States President through a…
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I’m a Father for the Third Time!
A little over a week ago, in the middle of the night, my wife gave birth to our third child! We’re so in love with our daughter named Elora. I put together a behind the scenes video of the before and after of her birth, and I’ll include a few pictures below the video. Thanks…
Why Did Jesus Rise?
Around Easter this year a question came to my mind: Why did Jesus rise from the dead? And beyond that, was the resurrection even necessary? After all if on the cross Jesus accomplished forgiveness of sins and by faith gave everyone access to the throne room of God’s presence, if the cross provides opportunity for…
To My Soon to be Born Daughter
To My Soon to be Born Daughter- I get to meet you in a few short hours, days, or weeks. Not sure which, you get to decide. You will make me a father for the third time, something I haven’t always done a great job of embracing. I remember meeting your brother for the first…
The Sunday Morning Battle
Last fall I shared a sermon with my church from Hebrews 4:1-10, with verse 3 from that passage continuing to stick with me weeks later. The whole section in Hebrews 4 is a comparison between the New Testament Hebrew people and the Israelites who failed to enter the Promised Land because they did not take God at…
The Power of Encouragement
I came across a video from a few years back, featuring Maggie Rogers in her recording class at New York University. The class has a guest presenter in Pharrell Williams, most widely known for his hit song “Happy”, which my daughter thinks is the greatest song ever. Watch the video below (click here email readers):…