Sometimes people and events seem so powerful, painful and overwhelming that you might begin to believe that God doesn’t always win. But the Scriptures show that God’s purposes cannot be thwarted.

The 12th chapter of the book of Acts shows us that God’s plan to prosper the Gospel will not be frustrated, and our part in that plan involves prayer!

As I’ve already noted - there is a sense in which prayer is easy. But progress in prayer takes effort!

Some people say that prayer is easy. Others say it is difficult. I say it is both!

Recently I was going through a difficult time. It isn’t important to share with you what the difficulty was - just that it was indeed difficult. As I sought the Lord in prayer, with an open Bible, God reminded me of a lesson I had learned long ago but which I need to re-learn again and again. (more…)

Do you know the right place to pray? One man who met Jesus shows us where that place is.

Have you died? That may seem like an odd question, but it is actually one that a close reading of the New Testament forces you to ask of yourself. (more…)

Did you know that the Scripture gives us examples that encourage us to pray even if our faith is wobbly and we have questions that God hasn’t answered? I talk about this in the video below:

The longer I live the more convinced I become that a key component of our spiritual growth is the suffering that we undergo and the way that we react to it. (more…)

About a dozen men from our church just got back from a three-night, four-day backpacking trip. We call these trips, “Discipleship On The Trail.” (more…)