The Daily Grind ☕️ - Practical Theology Life was not easy in the first century for followers of Jesus. The heavy-handed, often brutal, hand of the Roman government was constant. Paul’s deeply theological letter to the Romans makes a profound…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - He Turns It For Good Joseph had been through many tests and passed them all, and God set him a place of authority and power. His brothers thought he was dead. They had failed him on every conceivable level. Now the shoe was on…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - No Weapon Formed Against You If you are moving the needle in your sphere of influence, you will encounter resistance and criticism. Welcome to the war. However, God’s promise, first given to the Jews in the Babylonian ca…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - Love Does Pursue love. The word pursue literally means to run swiftly as to chase after in order to overtake. It is intentional and purposeful. You don’t fall in love. You chase after it. The context here is that of over…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - Train to Win Paul frequently uses athletic metaphors to describe the rigors and single-minded focus of his work to advance the gospel. It takes discipline and focus in training to become the kind of athlete who excels in their…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - Don’t Limit What God Will Do Through You One of our primary assignments as a follower of Jesus is to reach outside of our comfort zone to administer the gospel to those who don’t look just like us. If we restrict o…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - We Need Each Other We need each other. We need daily encouragement and exhortation. The traps are set by the enemy, and our blindspots create opportunity. The word “encourage” is the intent to encourage, support, o…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - Read Your Bible and Your Bible Will Read You I proposed to our church family that we make 2025 the year of the Bible. Bible sales in our nation are up 22% due to a hunger for God’s Word. The author of Hebrews informs us …
The Daily Grind ☕️ - No Comparison Sometimes it feels like you can’t take another hit or one more negative event. You’re not alone, even though it may seem like it. Life can be hard. Paul recounted that there is a “glory” t…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - Convinced, Confident, Persuaded Paul was convinced, i.e., he was sure, confident, persuaded, that nothing could separate us from the love of God in Christ. This is monumental. The list of things that could distance us from God…
