When I was a kid I grew up in the city, about twenty minutes from Newport Beach, Ca. I spent a lot of days down at the beach, especially in the summer. Catching waves, playing whiffle ball and football on the beach was my scene. I had a friend named Jim, and every once in a while we would go…

“Seek the Kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added to you. Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the Kingdom.” – Luke 12:31-32 I still remember the very first time I read this. I was floored by the phrase “It gives the Father great pleasure to give you the kingdom.”…

When it comes to our kids, my wife and I don’t let just anyone watch them. Even though we are surrounded by a large amount of skilled, qualified and affordable babysitting options, we find ourselves having some pretty strict reservations when it comes to the care of our two precious (and hyper) boys. We have issues. However, when we look…

In Ephesians 2:10 we are told that we are “God’s workmanship created in Christ Jesus for good works which God prepared before hand.” HIS WORKMANSHIP The word workmanship in the greek is Poema, we get our English word poem from it. But in the ancient world, poema spoke of much more than a poem. It was used to describe any…