Nov 11, 20213 minGetting In ShapeTraining For the Christian “Just one more cookie.” I don’t know about your home, but ours has begun to overflow with holiday food. It...
Oct 28, 20213 minComfort: Blessing Or Idol?“Cozy coze.” It’s one of my favorite sayings around the home. When we light a fire or we get our jammies on or bundle up in a blanket or...
Oct 7, 20213 minSurprised By LoveThe Counterintuitive Love of Jesus For Sinners “But how could anybody love me? I’ve made such a mess of my life.” Whether we feel like we...
Sep 30, 20215 min"Contagious" Bible ReadingHow Your Public Reading of Scripture Impacts Others “It’s contagious!” Usually these words are not happy words. They bring up a gut-level...
Aug 12, 20214 minBacksliding and the ChristianFour Reasons Believers Slip Back Into Old Sins and Habits Country roads in Amish country are unique. There are all the things you would...
Aug 4, 20215 minThe Key To Raising Children Who Love The LordWhy A Parent’s Affection For Jesus Is The Greatest Gift Hypocrisy can kill faith. The greatest hindrance to the Gospel parents can give...
Jul 22, 20214 min5 Lessons We Learned In The PandemicReflections From A Pastor On Return To Normal Ministry In The Local Church “It feels so good to be back to normal.” Whether this was...
May 26, 20214 minLoving Needy People (Even When They Frustrate You)Bzzz…bzzz…bzzz… I looked down at my phone, the green incoming call flashing. “Another phone call?” I thought to myself a bit annoyed. “I...
May 20, 20216 minThe Ungodly Desire To Be GodI have to confess: I want to be God of my life. And based on my interaction with every man and woman I have ever met, I think you want to...
Jul 6, 20133 minThoughts From the First Month as “Pastor JT”In the midst of trying to keep my head on straight I have reflected on four things that the Lord has sought fit to impress upon me as a...
Apr 18, 20131 minBorn Again?! Jesus and NicodemusThis past weekend I had the opportunity and privilege to preach at Londonderry Presbyterian Church in Londonderry, New Hampshire. The...
Sep 17, 20121 minPoem: The DesertThe child sits in the desert, feeling far from God and the warmth of His Son Life seems to regress and our faith feels like it’s...
Sep 14, 20122 minGordon Conwell: My Hopes1) My biggest hope for the year is for my relationship with God. The seminary has been very clear that this is also a hope for them as...
Sep 12, 20122 minGordon Conwell: Orientation WeekGordon-Conwell does it right. Let’s be honest, I have never had such such a blessed orientation week. Usually orientation is not...
Sep 8, 20122 minOur Affectionate “Grandpa”Death is a difficult thing. We don’t understand it. We have a hard time coping with it. We wish it didn’t happen. But it does. It is a...
Sep 5, 20121 minPrinceton: A Chapter EndsWe miss the many miles of mountain bike trails that we knew like the back of our hands. We miss the fireflies. We miss our daycation...
Sep 3, 20122 minPulpit SupplyWe came to Gloucester for the expressed purpose of studying Homiletics, preaching, at a great seminary. It was to be a year of...
Sep 1, 20122 minPrinceton: An EducationOver the next three years I engaged in a heated process of discerning my call to ministry. I had come with the intent of my M.Div. being...
Aug 31, 20122 minPrinceton: CommunityHaving had a bit of time to decompress from my Princeton Theological Seminary experience, I thought it would be beneficial to look back...
Jan 20, 20103 minPrinceton-Six Months Later…Last Tuesday was half a year from the day we moved to New Jersey. While six months, to some, may feel like a long time, it has...