The Next Step: Why Spiritual Growth Takes Daily Choices
Coming up out of the waters of baptism marks an unforgettable moment. You are raised to walk in newness of life, cleansed and forgiven. It is easy to wonder: what comes next? This is where your journey begins, not where it ends. God has already provided everything you need for life and godliness. He supplies…
It Starts with You
Warning, it’s full of many words. Typically, I only scroll one thumb swipe up on Facebook. Today, I went through several thumbs scrolls and noticed something tragic. The world will always be the world. There will always be rumors of wars, violence, times of peace, grateful times, hateful times. There will be times of joy…
Walking the Journey of Faith
The Christian life is a journey that begins with hearing the Word of God. Romans 10:17 teaches that faith comes by hearing. Hearing is where the heart awakens when truth is received. The believer who listens with humility discovers the first step in a life shaped by God’s words. Hearing God’s Word opens the door…
Preacher: A Time Management Challenge
The past few weeks, months, have been a whirlwind of activity. There have been miles driven, including a quick turn around trip to West Virginia. That quick turnaround was 23 hours and 50 minutes from Southside, Alabama, to Nitro, WV, then back you Southside, Alabama. 18 hours of driving time, 2 hours cleaning a house…
When God Moves You From Empty to Enough
Have you ever stood in your kitchen, your living room, or your car and felt the weight of everything you don’t have pressing down harder than anything you do? The bills that won’t stop. The grief that won’t lift. The future that looks like a locked door. If so, you have more in common with…
You Are a New Creation: How to Stop Living Under Old Labels
You Are a New Creation: How to Stop Living Under Old Labels Have you ever introduced yourself and felt like the words coming out of your mouth didn’t match the person you actually are? Maybe you described yourself by a job title that doesn’t light you up, or you caught yourself replaying an old narrative…
The Final Moments on the Cross – Part #6
When Jesus reached Golgotha, the long journey of humiliation gave way to the final act of Rome’s sentence. Crucifixion was not a single moment but a sequence—deliberate, methodical, and designed to strip away every remaining layer of dignity. The cross was already waiting for Him, the vertical beam fixed in the ground like a permanent…
The Sign Rome Meant as Mockery – Part #5
When Jesus was finally lifted onto the cross, Rome added one final insult to His suffering—a sign. Every crucifixion included one. It was part of the ritual, part of the message, part of the humiliation. Rome wanted the world to know exactly why a man was dying. They wanted the charge displayed clearly, written in…
The Mocked King and the Road of Humiliation – Part #4
Before Jesus ever felt the weight of the crossbeam on His back, He felt the weight of injustice. His path to Golgotha did not begin with nails or wood; it began with a trial that was never meant to seek truth. It was a trial designed to reach a conclusion already decided. The religious leaders…
The Cross on His Back – Part #3
By the time Jesus was sentenced, Rome had already decided the manner of His death. Crucifixion was not simply a punishment; it was a process. And part of that process was forcing the condemned to carry the very instrument that would take their life. Rome wanted the final walk to be slow, public, and humiliating.…
