This is the last installment of a series of posts exploring the Book of Hosea. Check out the first five posts here. It hasn’t been easy studying this book. In fact, it’s been downright gut-wrenching. It’s not easy to come face-to-face with your sin, especially when you are a “professional Christian” (pastor). Layered deep beneath [...]
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Hosea Chronicles: Part 5
This is the fifth installment of a series of posts exploring the Book of Hosea. Check out the first four posts here. One of the most important elements of this story is the theme of significance. More specifically, its what (or who) we find our significance in. Gomer is the poster child for people who [...]
Hosea Chronicles: Part 4
This is the fourth installment of a series of posts exploring the Book of Hosea. Check out the first three posts here. The Lord purchased us. In 2013, we learn this, most likely, in the New Testament first. We are taught verses such as the following. “Or do you not know that your body is [...]
Hosea Chronicles: Part 3
This is the third installment of a series of posts exploring the Book of Hosea. Check out the first two posts here. It’s entirely possible for God to let you run into trouble. It happened all the time in Scripture. I think of Noah, who was laughed at for decades as he built the ark. [...]
Hosea Chronicles: Part 2
This is the second installment of a series of posts exploring the Book of Hosea. Check out the first post here. When you encounter tough passages in the Bible, it can hit you impact you in different ways. In some cases, this is why a lot of my non-Christian friends end up that way. They [...]
Hosea Chronicles: Part 1
This morning, we spent some time in Hosea, contrasting the faithfulness of God and the unfaithfulness of His people. It has been a humbling process studying the first few chapters in Hosea, as God calls him to marry a whore. In essence God was asking Hosea to speak to a generation using his own life [...]
Don’t Quit After One Bad Day
If you’ve been in ministry longer than six months, you know that a bad day can tank your confidence and make you question your call. You know that one unfortunate event can distract you completely and that one piece of criticism can drain you until you start to believe the lie that you aren’t worth [...]
Don’t Count This Generation Out
Passion 2013 was an extremely influential event (as always). The journey to end slavery began in Passion 2012 with a phenomenal turnout in the donations (over $3 million). This year was no different. They took down the curtain and opened up the entire Georgia Dome and some 60,000 students showed up. The movement to end [...]
Help My 7 Year Old Friend Raise Money For Bibles And Clean Water In Kenya
This is Mali. She is even more precious in person. For her 8th birthday, she asked if she could raise money to give bibles and clean water to kids in Kenya. She has been working so hard raising money, and I wanted to help spread the word. Her goal is to raise $500 but I [...]
Power To The Local Dreamer
So proud of my friends, Tyler and Josh, who make up Twenty One Pilots. Hope this story of their signing inspires you as you pursue what you were created to do!