Polishing the Pulpit is quite possibly the greatest week of my year. While it is physically exhausting and mentally taxing, it is the most spiritually uplifting week this earth has to offer.…

Aren’t rejections sad? Have you ever watched a youtube video or a movie where a man proposed and the girl said no? Aren’t those the most heart-wrenching, awful things in the world?…

    My body aches in deep despair, for shame has overtaken. And though I know You’re there to help, my faith in me is shaken. It seems the more I long for…

Tis the season for final exams, am I right? When I graduated from college 3 years ago (how has it been that long?!), I was extremely excited that I never had to…

I have already done one post on Jesus’ mother, Mary, and the things we can learn from her. In the wake of Friday’s tragic events, however, I simply cannot get her off…

Sometimes I forget the circumstances surrounding the calling of the disciples to follow after Jesus. In Luke’s account (Luke 5:1-11), we are told that Jesus got into Peter’s boat and taught the…

Last Friday was a busy day. The church secretary and I (with the help of a few others) were taking down all of the VBS decorations from the week before. There were…

Why aren’t more people pricked by the gospel’s message? Why aren’t there more people filling that front pew when the invitation song is sung? Is it because the church is filled with…

When I was growing up, it was hard for me to distinguish the Lord’s Supper from the time we are giving our contribution. After all, the two very separate things were usually…

My heart has been aching lately for people who have turned their backs on God and on the salvation He offers through His Son. There are so many that I know or…