wholly surrender | He must increase, but I must decrease. -John 3:30

I have really been digging Pastor Mark Driscoll’s podcasts lately. He has been preaching through 1 Peter and the last couple weeks have been awesome. He has been dealing with marriage in terms of the following passage: 1 Peter 3:1-7 Wives, in the same way be submissive to your husbands so that, if any of [...]

This morning I was doing my devotion, and I am still finishing up The Relationship Principles of Jesus by Tom H0lladay. This morning I read Day 31 entitled How Humility Handles Our Need to Be Noticed. The author was discussing our need as humans to be noticed and recognized. How no matter what it is [...]

Well Courtney is on Spring Break this week, so we are suppose to both be on “vacation”, but as usual it seems we are doing more and are busier during this vacation week than we are normally. We have a long-weekend planned in Chicago starting Thursday, and it seems like mad dash to get everything [...]

Matthew 20:22-23 “You don’t know what you are asking,” Jesus said to them. “Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?” “We can,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “You will indeed drink from my cup, but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong [...]

Or maybe lack of perspective. Check out this video (please excuse some of the language). It is hilarious and so true. Although this is true for all Americans, Paul explains why it should be even more true for us a Christians. Philippians 4:11-13 I am not saying this because I am in need, for I [...]