And David declared… Psalm 32:1-5 1 Oh, what joy for those whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is put out of sight! 2 Yes, what joy for those whose record the Lord has cleared of guilt, whose lives are lived in complete honesty! 3 When I refused to confess my sin, my body wasted away, [...]

I actually ran across a website yesterday called “The Mother of All Excuses” (No, I wasn’t looking for one).  It exists so people can share excuses they’ve used and so others can read them and take advantage of them. There are literally thousands of excuses for being late to work, missing work, cutting class, cheating [...]

I’ve noticed a nasty little habit in my life lately. I call it “private confession.” I’ve found it easy to confess my sins to God privately without going directly to the people I’ve impacted by my sin. I’ve got a feeling this is a disturbing tendency for most of us. Personally it’s just so painful [...]

I’m convinced that the majority of us live about 98% accountable. The problem with being  98% accountable is that it’s about as useless as not being accountable at all. It might even be more dangerous. You see, you go to your small group. You meet with your accountability partner. You even intentionally confess just enough [...]

Yesterday at Cross Point Nashville, Pastor Tom spoke on the spiritual discipline of confession. I thought it was a fantastic message and it really got me thinking. He talked about how, as Christians, many of us have grown up in a religious format that has taught us how to “pretend”. My guess is that many [...]

I had the opportunity to be a part of a couple of weddings this weekend. As usual, 1 Corinthians 13 was one of the selected scriptures. Derek and Bonnie asked me to read it in the Message translation and I loved it. I have read it a few times since then and it gave me [...]

I recently realized that a string of stressful decisions, long meetings, and the pressure of writing and delivering messages weekly had left me disconnected from my family. I was starting to feel a bit resentful and I had nobody to blame but myself. Those of you who have known me for a while know that [...]