Thanks to this digital age we live in, staying on task and avoiding distractions is one of the biggest challenges of our day. I can personally say that over the past year, the meaning of productivity and time management was redefined when I was faced with the responsibilities of Church planting; managing different ministry areas; mentoring people; studying for my life coaching certification; trying to finish the first draft for my first book; and training for my premarital counseling certification all the while building my own marriage. Regardless of what our occupation or status is, we all desire or ...

Recently, I was reading an article on Reverend Pete Phillips who is the director of the Codec Research Centre for Digital Theology at Durham University in the UK.  In this article he discusses an experience he had ten years ago at the Durham Cathedral. In 2008 Phillips arrived in Durham and was removed from the city’s cathedral for reading the Bible on his mobile phone while in the pews.  Phones were not allowed in the holy place, and the individual who eventually escorted him out did not believe that Phillips was using his phone for worship. Since then Durham Cathedral’s phone policies have drastically changed ...

In Colossians 3:16-17 Paul saysLet the word of Christ dwell in you richly [..] And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. DWELLING IN THE WORD The first thing that Paul emphasizes is for us to “let the word of Christ dwell“ in us. The word “dwell” means to ‘live in’, or to ‘feel at home’.  Paul urges us to have such a relationship with God and be completely saturated by His word, that His word feels like home ...

In Psalm 34:1 David strongly reminds us the importance of living a life of continued praise to God. He starts the chapter by sayingI will bless the Lord at all times; His praise will always be on my lips If you looked at the hardships David went through, or even knew the context of this chapter alone, you would realize the importance behind why our praise to God should never be circumstantial or interrupted. Continuous praise is not only our source of deliverance and strength, but it’s also the very act that enables us to see the greatness, presence ...