Our goals are simple: teach about God, and sing to God  Read More

Any believer, who is faithfully committed to living for Jesus must understand that this armor is essential.   Read More

That is the ultimate goal: to enjoy God through the hunt.  Read More

Recently, in one of my study sessions, I came across a verse that I haven’t read in a while but perfectly captures the way our culture behaves. The verse happens to be the very last verse in the Book of Judges. It says: “In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.” Now, without painting with too broad of a stroke, I don’t think it’s difficult for us to i...  Read More

Forging the Family Man – A Titus 2 Man This morning (5/5), my Bible reading plan, “Forging the Family Man” brought me to Titus 2:1-2 (CSB), which says this:“But you are to proclaim things consistent with sound teaching. Older men are to be self-controlled, worthy of respect, sensible, and sound in faith, love, and endurance.” In chapter 1, Paul urges Titus to appoint qualified elders so that they ...  Read More

This past weekend, I met up with my brother and a friend in Jackson, TN for Rockabilly Weekend, a celebration of Carl Perkins (a Jackson native) and his contributions to music history. If you didn’t know, Carl Perkins famously recorded at Sun Studios in Memphis back in the 50s alongside Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley. In that time, Perkins wrote many hit songs- most notably, Blue ...  Read More

“These six things the Lord hates, yes, seven are an abomination to Him: A proud look, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that are swift in running to evil, a false witness, and one who sows discord among the brethren.” Historically, these sins from Proverbs 6:16-19 have been coined the “Seven Deadly Sins”. Theologically, the Lord calls them abom...  Read More

The Lord of The Longbeards – Proverbs 12:27 I love to hunt turkeys. It’s all I’ve been talking about the last few weeks. In Kentucky, spring season started on Saturday, 4/18. We had a busy schedule on opening day, so I had to wait until Sunday afternoon to go on my first hunt. As soon as I got home and unloaded the gifts from the baby shower (thank you all, by the way), I threw on my gear and hit ...  Read More

If you live long enough, you find that trends, fads, and movements come and go. If you live longer still, you find that many trends, fads, and movements eventually come back and become popular to a new generation. And if you are blessed to live long enough to make sense of it all, you realize that lasting change doesn't come from trends, fads, or movements at all, so you simply quit caring about t...  Read More

Somewhere in the middle of yesterday and tomorrow lies this little thing we call today. It’s the only part of life we are guaranteed. The “present” it is often called. Today started a long time ago (forgive the pun) when God made the very first day. At that moment, there was no yesterday, only today and tomorrow. It’s hard to imagine such a thing because we are so accustomed to time marching on to...  Read More

J.S. Bach was the most important composer of what we call the baroque period- an era of music marked by dramatic expression, sudden shifts in volume or sound, expressive melodies, and intricate counterpoint (multiple melodies woven together).This past week, I wrote a paper for my History of Worship class on Bach’s Cantata BWV 80: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott. The title is German for, “A Mighty Fo...  Read More

A Journey to Joy – Lessons from John Piper This morning, on my way to the office, I listened to a sermon by John Piper entitled, ‘How God Made Me Happy in Him: John Piper’s Journey to Joy.’When we think about happiness in God, we must ask ourselves: How are we called to self-sacrifice and self-denial (Luke 9:23), but also called to be happy and joyous in God (Phil. 4:4; Pro. 29:18)? To Piper, thes...  Read More