Love has countless spin-offs, but only one original.

Let’s talk about the very touchstone of what it means to follow Jesus.  It is the thing that radiates from Him and you sense it the moment you get near Him, like the heat and the light of the sun. Love.  Relentless, radiating, radical love. What a subject love is.  Our music sings its praises; [...]

Hide it in your heart: 1 John 3:1

With joy, with certainty–with exclamation marks!–John tells us what we all need to hear and never forget: I belong to God and am cherished and loved by Him. 1 John 3:1 See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! [...]

Forgiveness is the foremost healing.

In Matthew 9 we read that  “Some men brought to him a paralyzed man, lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man, ‘Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven.’” Of course, the teachers of the law were bent out of shape, claiming Jesus was saying things he shouldn’t.  But [...]

You are not your looks.

It is so common a misconception that it’s almost difficult to call out anymore because it’s so engrained in our culture, but it must be said: you are not defined by what you look like. I know what you’re thinking: “Rob, that’s easy for you to say.  You’re so incredibly handsome.” :) My worth does [...]

what I mean when I say, “I’m a disciple of Jesus.”

Matthew 10:24-25 “The student is not above the teacher, nor a servant above his master.  It is enough for students to be like their teachers, and servants like their masters.” When I say, “I am a disciple of Jesus,” I’m saying… I have a lot to learn.  I believe the surest and highest source of [...]