Essays & Notes
Deep Theological Thoughts While Washing Out a Garbage Can
A practical and encouraging reflection on spiritual growth, using the image of cleaning a garbage can to illustrate how lives are transformed by Christ. Rather than focusing only on avoiding sin, this piece emphasizes filling life with the presence, truth, and goodness of Jesus until His grace naturally flows out into the world around us.
The Shrinking Attention Span...and Why it Matters
A thoughtful reflection on preaching, attention spans, and adapting ministry methods in a distracted digital culture. Exploring how modern communication habits have changed the way congregations listen, this piece encourages pastors to keep the gospel message timeless while creatively reshaping how sermons are delivered, reinforced, and engaged throughout the week.
The Middle Matters
A creative reflection on the “middle” of the gospel, using Oreo cookies as a metaphor for sanctification and spiritual growth. Moving beyond salvation and heaven alone, this piece explores how Jesus transforms everyday life in the present, offering identity, purpose, healing, and hope for people searching for meaning right now.
Sometimes, We Just Need to be Sick
A compassionate reflection on sickness, grief, and the importance of slowing down long enough to heal. Through personal stories and spiritual insight, this piece explores how pain, sadness, and failure can become moments of growth and grace when people stop resisting them and allow God to work through the hard seasons of life.
What Matters...and What Doesn't
A grounded reflection on faith, service, and keeping perspective in the midst of political change. Centered on the teachings of Jesus in Matthew 25, this piece reminds readers that while elections come and go, the daily call to love, serve, and care for others remains the true work of the Christian life.
Start with Gratitude
A reflective meditation on gratitude, faith, and recognizing life as a gift. Blending personal stories, Scripture, and everyday moments, this piece explores how thankfulness transforms both joy and hardship, reminding readers that gratitude is not just a feeling but a way of seeing the world through the goodness and faithfulness of God.
AI Can't Preach
A thoughtful reflection on artificial intelligence, preaching, and the irreplaceable role of human experience in sharing truth. Exploring the limits of AI in ministry, this piece argues that sermons are more than well-arranged words, they are born from a preacher’s personal encounter with God, spiritual growth, and lived relationship with Christ.
Skipping Thanksgiving
A heartfelt reflection on gratitude, healing, and the deeper meaning of Thanksgiving. Through family stories and the biblical account of the ten lepers, this piece explores how true thankfulness draws people closer to Christ and transforms healing into wholeness.
Company is Coming
A thoughtful reflection on Advent, spiritual preparation, and the danger of missing Christ in the distractions of the season. Using the Southern phrase “company’s coming,” this piece explores how Advent calls believers to prepare their hearts, examine their lives, and stay spiritually awake for the arrival of Jesus.
Don't Make Me Come Down There
A powerful Christmas reflection on the incarnation and the depth of humanity’s need for redemption. Using vivid family imagery and biblical storytelling, this piece explores how broken the world had become that God chose not to send another messenger, but to come Himself in the person of Jesus Christ bringing hope, restoration, and the promise of renewal.
A Matter of Honor
A thoughtful reflection on the fifth commandment, forgiveness, and the complicated relationships many people have with their parents. Through personal stories and biblical insight, this piece explores how honoring parents is less about excusing their failures and more about finding healing, freedom, and spiritual maturity through forgiveness and obedience to Christ.
I Love Words, he says
A reflective meditation on the power of words and the simplicity of the Christmas message. Drawing parallels between great songwriting and the gospel, this piece encourages pastors and believers to trust the enduring power of the Christmas story, reminding readers that the three words “Christ is born” are enough to change everything.
We Can’t Start Living Until We Plan Our Funeral
A sobering and thought-provoking reflection on mortality, purpose, and living with intentionality. Drawing from books on Ecclesiastes, time, and regret, this piece challenges readers to stop wasting their limited weeks, remove distractions, and focus on the relationships, habits, and faith that matter most before time runs out.
The Whole Enchilada
A compelling reflection on discipleship, evangelism, and putting faith into action. Challenging shallow approaches to Christianity, this piece argues that baptism is only the beginning of the Christian journey and that true discipleship grows through serving others, engaging brokenness, and actively participating in God’s redemptive work in the world.
Turn It Up to 11
A hopeful reflection on prayer, spiritual growth, and the limitless goodness of God. Through personal stories and humor, this piece encourages believers not to settle for a shallow faith, but to trust that God desires to deepen their joy, relationships, and spiritual lives far beyond what they think is possible.
Three Things We Need to Know…and Do
A thought-provoking reflection on church culture, discipleship, and simplifying the Christian life. Challenging overprogrammed ministry models, this piece argues that true spiritual growth centers on three core practices: worship, discipleship, and ministry, calling churches and families to focus less on activity and more on living out the teachings of Christ.
The Only Thing Worse Than Dropping the Baton
A compelling reflection on the growing pastor shortage and the urgent need for leadership development within the church. Drawing from biblical examples and modern ministry challenges, this piece calls churches to intentionally identify, mentor, and equip the next generation of pastors and leaders before the leadership pipeline runs dry.
The Importance of Celebration
A powerful reflection on praise, gratitude, and remembering God’s faithfulness through every season of life. Using the story of David, this piece explores how celebration and worship strengthen believers for future challenges, reminding readers that every victory is preparation for the next battle.
Nine Ways to Know
A heartfelt reflection on spiritual growth, discipleship, and the lifelong pursuit of Christlike character. Through the story of a faithful believer’s Bible and personal notes, this piece explores how qualities like kindness, gentleness, and faithfulness are formed slowly over time through intentional obedience and daily conversations with God.
The Meaning of Membership
A thoughtful reflection on church membership, community, and the human need for belonging. Moving beyond formal titles and obligations, this piece explores why declaring commitment to a local church matters, emphasizing the importance of spiritual community, shared responsibility, and standing together as part of the body of Christ.

