Protection & Support

I am blessed with so many great friends, colleagues and mentors. I could probably write for years about the people who have supported me, invested in me, protected me, served alongside me as well as helped me become the person I am today.  There are times that the people who invested in my life, never…

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The Way Back

I’ve grown up learning about forgiveness my whole life it seems. I’m pretty sure that I’ve needed forgiveness since I was very young. No matter what you may or may not think of me, I know me quite well. I am definitely NOT perfect. I am a sinful man who is saved by the Grace…

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Unintentional Sin

I have to confess that I’ve been guilty of unintentional sin as well as intentional sin. Don’t misunderstand – they both are sins. I have been a lawbreaker before – unintentionally. If I had gotten busted, I would have had to pay the penalty for the law that I unintentionally broke. This is probably where…

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Aroma

I’m really struggling to grasp the practices of burnt offerings as I started reading in Leviticus this morning. I am disgusted with the thoughts of having to take a young bull, goat or bird and kill it to cover my sin before God. I’m heard these instructions before, so it’s not new material to me.…

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Blood

  My youngest son recently cut his foot pretty bad. He had an accident with his machete. When he first came in the house and explained what happened, his shoe was holding some pressure on the foot to slow down the bleeding. When I examined it closer by taking the shoe off, the blood was…

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My First Big Kill

  My son Luke and I were talking about deer hunting recently. I recalled my first big deer hunting experience and killing my first buck. I was in a deer stand about 30’ in the air. It wasn’t easy getting there. I had my certain areas where I was watching for deer. I had hunted…

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