Step Into Significance

There are many important questions we can ask ourselves in relationships, but perhaps the most important is also the most simple: “Who is in charge?” The Apostle Paul gives us what our answer should be in Ephesians 5:21: “Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.” So who should be in charge? God. When everyone wants […]

I read a heartwarming story recently about a father and his four-year-old son. They lived in the northeast, and one winter, got hit with a two-foot snowstorm. The father’s parents lived within walking distance, so he decided to walk down to check on them after the storm. When he told his wife his plans, the […]

As a pastor, one of the things I’m most passionate about people understanding is that Christianity is not just a philosophy—it’s a call into a personal relationship with God. The problem is that many people answer that call simply to secure eternity in heaven, without fully realizing what it means for their life on earth. […]

I’ll never forget the last game of every Little League season. This was before parent-coach communication apps, so every player took the field with a mix of hope and anxiety. We knew that while we were fielding ground balls and taking our last at-bats, someone was taping the All-Star list next to the concession stand. […]

When I was 22 years old, I was graduating college and preparing to begin my life in ministry. Unfortunately, there was much more anxiety than expectancy in my heart, likely because the ministry path was still unfamiliar to me. Had God called me to coaching or law, I would have felt more prepared! As I’ve […]

Once on a mission trip, I walked through a city of a million people all living in cardboard boxes—they called it Cardboard City. I remember much about that city, but the main thing I remember was the stench. It was absolutely horrid.Surprisingly, what could have easily been the worst place I’d ever visited soon became the […]

When my siblings and I were younger, my parents gifted us all a book called Acres of Diamonds for Christmas. It tells the true story of a man who heard about people finding diamonds around the world. So he sold his land and embarked on a journey to find them. He spent his whole life searching. Then, […]

Shortly after graduating college, a friend and I were invited to hold an evangelistic rally in Kampala, Uganda. When we arrived, we discovered they expected us to pay for everything—the platform, PA system, and advertising. The problem is—we only had $250 for five weeks!  After praying, we decided to invest $200 on a stage and marketing […]

A famous NFL coach used to tell his team, “Everyone wants to live on Easy Street, but the path to Easy Street goes through the sewer.” I love that—because it’s life, and it’s true! Few people in Scripture understood this reality better than Job. We find one of the most beautiful moments in his story […]

Matt Emmons was considered the greatest rifleman in the United States about twenty years ago. He won gold medals in the Olympics and was at the top of his game when in 2004, something happened that would overshadow all his achievements. He was competing in Greece and was favored to win. He was far ahead […]