Are you eagerly striving to maintain unity in your relationships? If you currently have unity, are you diligently preserving the unity that you have?

Some people do resolutions. Others have a “word” for the year. Honestly, I’ve always been a bit envious of them. People seem so locked in during the early parts of January. Resolutions going strong. Words carry meaning. They are eager to see these bring about some sort of change in the new year.

I hope your mind doesn’t go back to 2011 like mine whenever I hear this phrase. Pictures of 17 year old Justin Bieber with flowy hair singing his new release. I guess it will forever be stained in my mind. Thankfully this is not about Justin Bieber, it’s not about a song, and it isn’t about how bad certain haircuts look in hindsight (sorry, Justin).

Prepositions are small words that carry a big impact. Switching out one preposition for another in a sentence can change everything about that sentence.

God, why did you have me in Catania?

Here is a four part series based on my most recent message at Hope Missionary Church, where I serve as Pastor of Engagement and Young Adults.

Here is a four part series based on my most recent message at Hope Missionary Church, where I serve as Pastor of Engagement and Young Adults.

Here is a four part series based on my most recent message at Hope Missionary Church, where I serve as Pastor of Engagement and Young Adults.

Here is a four part series based on my most recent message at Hope Missionary Church, where I serve as Pastor of Engagement and Young Adults.

Old habits die hard. But that’s not always a bad thing.

I’m the kind of guy that starts looking for a gas station when I still have a quarter tank left. Part of it may be that I never knew if I could really trust the gas gauge on one of my first cars. I was always a little terrified that I would run out of gas on a county road or on my way to something important. Another reason could just be my personality. I’m a planner. I am often looking ahead and planning accordingly.

Instagram? A stumbling block. Facebook? A mask. What was formerly known as Twitter? Never posted anyways. Snapchat? Waste of time.

“The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.” - Proverbs 16:9

Somehow, deep down in all of us, there is this profound understanding of ourselves that defines who we are. We have come to understand this as our identity.

He comes and asks something of us.

He comes at inconvenient times.

He comes to unexpected people.

“If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.” - Luke 14:26

“Later never happens.”

“Prayer might be the most important thing you ever do.”