Philippi isn’t a fragile church plant anymore. It’s established with a defined structure and sounds stable. It made me go back to Acts 16 and remember how all began.  Read More

Hey blog readers, I decided to try something challenging...  Read More

There are places we revisit in our minds — seasons we miss, versions of ourselves we once were, comforts that feel reliable. We don’t despise them. We remember them fondly.   Read More

A ghost arrives at the outskirts of heaven with a red lizard sitting on his shoulder.   Read More

You can remove behavior for a season. You can interrupt patterns. You can create accountability. But unless the affection underneath is addressed, something else will quietly take its place. The heart is always fastening itself to something.  Read More

ou can know something is unhealthy. You can confess it. You can preach against it. But if it still holds your affection, willpower alone will not uproot it.  Read More

Pentecost was not given so the church could chase experiences. It was given so the church could reflect Christ.  Read More

We prefer momentum. We prefer plans. We prefer something we can point to and say, “See? It’s working.” Waiting feels unproductive. Prayer feels intangible. Dependence can feel like weakness.   Read More

The early church did not receive the Spirit to dominate Rome. They received the Spirit to bear witness under the reign of Christ. There is a difference.  Read More

I've always like this scripture - it says - don't give up! But easy for Him to say....right. Yet, We spend time on reconciliation for a reason.  Read More

If resurrection is only something that happened to Jesus two thousand years ago, then it is inspiring but distant. But Paul says the Spirit who raised Jesus now dwells in you. That changes things.  Read More

The story that began in a garden now unfolds in community. The God who once walked with humanity now dwells within it.  Read More

Thursday — Three Thousand AddedNew Testament Scripture - Acts 2:41Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day.Old Testament Scripture - Isaiah 60:1–3“Arise, shine, for your light has come,    and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.2 See, darkness covers the earth    and thick darkness is over the peoples,but the Lord rises upon you  ...  Read More

Wednesday — Cut to the HeartNew Testament Scripture - Acts 2:37When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”Old Testament Scripture - Jeremiah 31:33“This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel    after that time,” declares the Lord.“I will put my law in their minds    and write it on their hearts.I will...  Read More

Pentecost wasn’t a private spiritual experience. It happened in a city crowded with accents, histories, and long-standing tensions.  Read More

Luke begins with unity before he describes power. They are together. That detail matters more than we often notice.  Read More

Deuteronomy called Israel to embed God’s words into daily life — in home, in conversation, in memory. Pentecost forms a community that lives that rhythm together.  Read More

When we look at Ezekiel we see he promised more than forgiveness. He promised replacement. A heart of stone removed. A heart of flesh given.  Read More

Psalm 96 commanded Israel to declare God’s glory among the nations. Pentecost shows that declaration breaking open linguistic boundaries.  Read More

At Pentecost, presence multiplies. Fire does not fall on a building. It rests on people. Each one. The significance cannot be overstated.  Read More

The disciples had walked with Jesus. They had witnessed resurrection. They had received instruction. But without the Spirit, they were bones in waiting — structured, but not animated.  Read More

That word can make us nervous. Power has a way of exposing people. Give someone influence too early and it usually reveals what was already unstable.  Read More

Pentecost is coming. The church will grow. Thousands will respond. Languages will be spoken. Barriers will fall.  Read More

Before anything public happens — before sermons, before miracles, before thousands respond — there is a room full of people who know they cannot manufacture what comes next.  Read More