Armor & Grace

The Name and The Presence

The Name and The Presence

THE NAME AND THE PRESENCE:   Some believers insist that you must use the Hebrew names for Jesus (Yeshua) and God the Father (YHWH, Yahweh, etc.) — as if the English name...

The Name and The Presence

THE NAME AND THE PRESENCE:   Some believers insist that you must use the Hebrew names for Jesus (Yeshua) and God the Father (YHWH, Yahweh, etc.) — as if the English name...

Before God Crowns You, He Breaks You

Before God Crowns You, He Breaks You

The older I get, the more I realize something we don’t preach enough in the modern church: God doesn’t hand out crowns to unbroken men. He doesn’t place swords in...

Before God Crowns You, He Breaks You

The older I get, the more I realize something we don’t preach enough in the modern church: God doesn’t hand out crowns to unbroken men. He doesn’t place swords in...

Purpose in the Pain

Purpose in the Pain

I didn’t understand why certain things happened. I didn’t understand why I had to walk through the dark, why I had to feel abandoned, why certain chapters of my life...

Purpose in the Pain

I didn’t understand why certain things happened. I didn’t understand why I had to walk through the dark, why I had to feel abandoned, why certain chapters of my life...

We May Know the Book, but Do We Know the Author?

We May Know the Book, but Do We Know the Author?

The shoreline was quiet that morning—too quiet, the kind of quiet that feels like the world is holding its breath. The disciples had barely found their balance after the storm...

We May Know the Book, but Do We Know the Author?

The shoreline was quiet that morning—too quiet, the kind of quiet that feels like the world is holding its breath. The disciples had barely found their balance after the storm...

The Man I Buried: A Story of Being Born Again

The Man I Buried: A Story of Being Born Again

There’s a man I used to be — a name I used to answer to. He walked heavy, dragging the chains of yesterday like trophies he never wanted but couldn’t...

The Man I Buried: A Story of Being Born Again

There’s a man I used to be — a name I used to answer to. He walked heavy, dragging the chains of yesterday like trophies he never wanted but couldn’t...

Choosing to Be Real Before God

Choosing to Be Real Before God

Authenticity is something most of us struggle with, without realizing it. We learn early in life how to perform, how to act like we’re ok, and how to say we’re...

Choosing to Be Real Before God

Authenticity is something most of us struggle with, without realizing it. We learn early in life how to perform, how to act like we’re ok, and how to say we’re...