The other day I was at The International House of Prayer in Kansas City, a place of sustained 24/7/365 worship and prayer since 1999. As I sat in that room, I was studying Psalm 37, which is an awesome psalm of David which reminds me so much of the book of Proverbs. It struck me…

The other day I was listening to an older talk to men by Mark Driscoll. One of the things he said struck me. “God designed men to be producers, not consumers. In this life, let’s produce like men of God.” He made the comparison between boys and men and the culture of adolescence that has…

A crucible is defined as a place or an occasion of a severe test or trial. It’s a place or situation in which different elements interact to produce something new. In the Parable of the Sower, Jesus speaks of the seed being scattered on good soil, but then being immediately snatched away by the birds…

   When we watch the news, catch up on social media, we can clearly see that there’s a lot of darkness surrounding us in the world right now. It is easy to get overwhelmed and disheartened by the presence of evil, the lack of character from our leaders, the murder and violence, and the racism…