To trust is to actively put your faith — your belief — in who someone says they are, what they say they’ll do, and what that means for you.

This was the closing prayer poem from my sermon The Path to Life and Peace: Three Steps to Living in the Spirit.

Larry Sanger is the co-founder of Wikipedia, and he recently published his testimony online. TGC’s Trevin Wax shared his highlights, and I wanted to share my reflections and resolutions after reading it.

“Don’t preach a commentary.“ This was the title of a Gospel-Centered Discipleship article by Michael C. Lyons — and I absolutely agree with him.

This was the closing prayer poem from my sermon We Need a Savior: Three Ways the Law Shines a Light on Our Sin.

"But the countercultural truth is that preachers are more like opera singers than like athletes." -- David Mathis

"I love theology, but theology isn’t meant to live in your head; it’s meant to get into your bones." -- Ian Harber

40 Days of Prayer by FCBC Walnut

This was the closing prayer poem from my sermon Forgiven and Free: Three Keys to Overcoming Sin.

What I’ve learned.

"Every book, song, dinner, and habit can become a channel of blessing to the world. Each offers an opportunity to witness to the hope of Jesus." -- Dennis Greeson and Benjamin T. Quinn

We’re okay — but the churches in my network as well as personal friends and family have evacuated and lost homes. Your prayers are much appreciated.