As a single man, I had ongoing struggles with hidden sin that I brought into the marriage. Though I had shared a bit of these previous struggles in my past with Aneta prior to our wedding day, it was communicated as a struggle in the rearview mirror, far behind me. However, I did not fully… [Read More]
The Call of God
Are you walking in the fullness of your calling in Christ? We’re spending nine weeks pursuing the Father’s heart on this theme, The Call of God. We’ve already had two sessions the past two weeks. By the end of the nine weeks, I am confident that each person will be walking in greater clarity and… [Read More]
The Adversity of Usher Syndrome
Stunned, I stood there in utter shock. As I stared at the letter, I thought for sure this was perhaps a bad joke, at best; or merely a mistake, at worst. Numbness enthralled me as my mind struggled to grasp the full implication of what my emotions were feeling in that moment: How will this change… [Read More]
Change the World One Life at a Time
As I sat in the small computer lab at Christ for the Nations Institute, I about fell out of my chair. A friend, Ben Hornby, had enrolled in the MDiv program at Regent University in Virginia Beach. Ben mentioned that he met someone who knew me. Of course that piqued my interest. Ben went… [Read More]
20th Anniversary
“It was much harder,” she recalled deep in thought, “then what either of us ever thought it would be at the beginning.” My wife was referring to marriage—and specifically to our marriage. This statement was made on the heels of our twentieth anniversary. Today on May 12, 2021 we celebrated twenty years of marriage. In… [Read More]