Daily Devotionals
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I have two younger brothers: Garrett and Michael. Both were born athletes. Growing up, they could throw a spiral, hit a curveball, bench press a Buick. I, on the other hand, could design a killer student council campaign poster with nothing but a glue stick, a sharpie, and a layout grid. They spent their high…
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The New King James Version puts it plainly: “each one takes his own supper ahead of others…” (1 Corinthians 11:21) They were rushing to the table. Hungry, yes. But not just for bread. Hungry to be first. Hungry for control. Hungry to be filled—before anyone else. That kind of hunger still lives in us. And…
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Freedom is a funny thing. It’s easy to idolize. Hard to steward. We say we want it. Crave it. Chase it. But rarely know what to do with it. And when we say we want freedom, what we often mean is, “I want to do what I want.”
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Nine days from now, I’ll be back on the operating table. Another surgery. Another round of scalpels and sutures and anesthesia. This time, to cut through the scar tissue in my middle finger that’s keeping it from bending. The surgeon calls it tenolysis. I call it more torture. The goal is restoration—full motion. A hand…
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I write these posts for the world to see. And if you don’t know me personally, maybe they sound like the words of a faithful man—anchored, steady, devoted. But I haven’t arrived. And most days when I click “publish,” I cringe a little. Because I know who’s going to read it. Talacey. Sophia. Jason. Monica.…
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God’s given me influence. Words. Insight. And most days, I try to use them for His glory. But some days… I want to use them to win. To prove a point. To set the record straight. To correct the narrative.
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I want to believe my identity is fixed in Christ. I know the theology. I’ve read it. I’ve written it. I’ve even taught it. I know better. And I still forget. Still every day, I still have to fight these same lies…
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Some tensions don’t have clean resolutions. That’s what today’s reading reminded me. In 1 Corinthians 7, Paul addresses a hard, often heartbreaking reality: a believer married to an unbeliever. It’s not a category most people prepare for on their wedding day. But it happens. And when it does—it raises questions most of us aren’t equipped…
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David is on his way back to the throne. The rebellion is over. Absalom is dead. And the long, awkward return begins.
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He thought his hair would make him glorious. It was thick. Flowing. A crown of beauty that turned heads and fueled his fame. Scripture says he cut it once a year because it got too heavy—five pounds worth of ego cascading from his scalp. And in the end, that glory got him killed.
