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A Prayer for When You’re Overwhelmed
The enemy loves busyness. Nothing causes his mouth to salivate with the delight of a hunting lion like seeing a Christian so distracted by doing that there’s no time left for being—being at rest, being in an intimate relationship with God, being connected to the...
The Best News Ever: Overcoming the Accusations of Our Enemy
If you pick up a newspaper today, it’s difficult to find any good news. News websites, social media feeds, and newspapers fill their stories with hate, sorrow, and pain. The world’s media outlets love printing bad news. It thrives on sensationalizing the...
What Do You Grab in Times of Crisis?
Before I stopped living the life of Jonah and answered God’s call on my life, I had a predictably failed career in the film and theater industries. It was predictable because I was willfully running from God and you can only run so long. My first paid roles as an...
A Special Bible Verse for Batman Day
Hey, it’s me, the Bat Pastor. Today we have a very special Heroes of Faith Bible verse because today is Batman Day (I don’t think there’s a Bat Pastor day, but that’s not why we’re here). This year’s Batman Day is special because The Dark Knight turns 80. Batman first...
10 Ways to Hear from God (Part 2)
Why won’t God answer me? When I feel disconnected from the voice of God, I can slide into a belief that God isn’t speaking. Yes, God will sometimes have us in a period of waiting, but in most cases, I’m not hearing God because I don’t want to. We may feel like we want...
10 Ways to Hear from God
There are seasons of my life when I struggle to hear from God. In most cases, it’s not because He’s speaking too softly, but because I’m not listening carefully enough—I’m distracted by something else in the world. Yes, there’s a part of me that wants to listen, but a...
What’s the Matter with Me? Part III:
Five Questions That Overcome Shame
Shame prevents us from fulfilling the purpose God has for our lives. It cripples our effectiveness for the Kingdom and steals our hope in Christ. There's nothing the enemy would like more than a steady, comfortable stream of shame in our lives. In the first...
The Two Question Prayer: When You Don’t Know How to Pray
What should you pray when you don't know what to say anymore? What do you do when you feel you're out of prayers? As a pastor, I've had a lot of people tell me they're tired of praying. They've asked God to change their circumstances, fix their relationships, or...
THE WORD: A Poetic Psalm of John 1:1-18
God has placed music at the heart of worship. Music and poetry are written into the human experience. Melodies and lyrics have a tendency to become part of who we are. Which do you remember better, the facts of your middle school text books or the words to popular...
What’s the Matter with Me? Part II:
Three Ways Shame Appears in Our Lives
<Download from PodBean> Are you living with daily shame? Sometimes we operate from deep-seated shame and don't even recognize it. Last week we discussed the origin of shame, but how does the shame Adam felt (Genesis 3:7) affect the shame I feel every day?...
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