Transforming Grace by Jerry Bridges was one of the most life-changing books I’ve read. Paragraphs like this one brought me so much freedom: Living by grace instead of by works means you are free from the performance treadmill. It means… Continue Reading
“It’s a sin to bore young people with the gospel.” I heard that phrase quite a few times in my training as a student pastor. There is much to this which I would heartily affirm. If you have the ability… Continue Reading
I had invested half a decade into the lives of this group of students. I’ll be honest, their big day of celebration was bittersweet for me. I knew what it meant for them to graduate high school. Most of them… Continue Reading
I’ve been doing youth ministry (in some various form) since I was about 19. Since I’m almost 34 this means I’ve been ministering to teens for almost 15 years. When I leave First Baptist Jasper in a couple weeks my… Continue Reading