Encouraging and Equipping
This site is a place for seekers, disciples and servant-leaders to be sharpened and spurred on toward resting in God’s love and joining Him in His redeeming work. Feel free to subscribe to my newsletter below or contact me for spiritual guidance, speaking or coaching.
About Me
Who I am
I am a Pastor, writer and speaker currently living near Conway, Arkansas. I am an ordained Elder in the Church of the Nazarene and love to help people discover their calling, gifts and purpose in life.
You can click on the “About” link above to find out more, or browse through any of the tabs to discover how my writing, speaking and coaching can help you.
Do you know your life needs to change?
Seeking God
The first step for each of us is to begin looking for God. He has been looking for us, even when we ignored Him or were completely unaware of His existence. But hopefully if you are here, you are seeking God and an understanding of eternal and spiritual things. Click here to find out more about the good news of Jesus.
Following God
Once we have begun a journey of faith with God, there is much to learn about who He is, how He loves us, how holy and good He is and what He offers to us. God has prepared and inheritance for each of His children and God wants to help us grow as disciples of Jesus. Click here to read more about the Christian life.
Serving God and others
Once we have journeyed with God for a while, we realize that He doesn’t want us to simply worry about our own lives and our own needs but that we also need to serve others and help others to know God. Click here to discover more about being a servant and leader to others.
Prayer and spiritual direction
We know that God has given us the gift and the privilege of prayer in order to seek God’s glory and His will. Let me know how I can pray together with you.
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In our journey to become like Christ we cannot isolate ourselves or attempt to live our faith alone. We need others. We need the church. We need spiritual guidance.
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Blog posts
- Life is hard – God is goodDear friend, Life is hard. But I’m not telling you anything you don’t already know. And yet it can help when we realize that others see what we are going through. So, may this post help you to know: When God appeared to Moses in the burning bush, He told Moses that He had heardContinue reading “Life is hard – God is good”
- What does it mean to love your neighbor?
- We can’t turn a blind eyeThere are so many truly difficult, painful and troubling things in this world. And so often we would prefer not to see those things or let those things bring anxiousness or chaos into our own lives. You might even say to yourself “Not my problem” or “Not gonna let that crazy in here.” But weContinue reading “We can’t turn a blind eye”
Media Library
Click on this link to watch, listen or download some of my sermons and Bible studies
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