Therefore, everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain fell, the rivers rose, and the winds blew and pounded that house. Yet it didn’t collapse, because its foundation was on the rock. Matthew 7:24-25 CSB Senseless person! […]

I was struggling. Experiencing the ups and downs of life and ministry, the pressure of finances, the difficulty that juggling work and family brings in the life of every man. I was discouraged. A pastor on the staff I was serving at the time (Thanks, Brent Wood!) shared these with me – 10 things to […]

Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany where Lazarus was, the one Jesus had raised from the dead. So they gave a dinner for Him there; Martha was serving them, and Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with Him. John 12:1-2 CSB Then they came to a place named Gethsemane, […]

...like this. The first step. As we were meeting as a Leadership Team at United last week, it was impressed on my heart the need for encouragement. We are all hurting, struggling, frantic, distracted journeyers in this thing called life. And once in a while? We need encouragement. And that's where Step By Step comes […]