Why does God do what He does, when He does?  The problems of this world seem to have simple answers.  A sick child just needs healed.  A malicious antagonist just needs corrected.  Our problems just need solved.   My prayers rarely just get answered.  Even prayers that are prayed with a faith more than a mustard seed seems to just lie there in transit to heaven.  I writhe in pain here on earth.  I question Read More …

Obedience is hard. Let no one tell you otherwise. Obedience has always been hard for me. Whether it was about the forbidden cookie on my mother’s counter or the larger cookies of adulthood, saying no to my cravings is never easy. Where is the joy in saying no to yourself? I can’t remember a time that it felt GOOD.   In the Bible God gives a message to a very disobedient king named Saul.   Read More …

I’ve been reading through the book of Daniel. I love the stories. It’s really the stuff of movies. It’s a story of four teenage guys taken from their homeland and put through a systematic process to exterminate their previous culture and thinking. They are under the thumb of one of the most powerful kings who has ever walked this earth. The result? Daniel and his buddies bring the most powerful man in the world continually Read More …

Its been a while since my last post.  I’m not sure whether this shows a blatant lack of discipline or the state of this wild season of life known as 2014.  In no way can I even recap the lessons learned and events in a simple post.  What I can say is this, life is sweet. The name of this blog is unbroken joy.  The concept is that the life filling experience of joy in Read More …

“The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man planted in a field” “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and hid in three measures of flour”   As I survey the Gospels it becomes increasingly clear that what is whispered through parables will one day be shouted from the hills of victory. The kingdom of heaven is whispered by Jesus. It is introduced so softly that the Read More …