The Worlds Okayest Pastor
Faith. Life. Real Talk.
I’m a pastor with a deep passion for teaching God’s Word and helping people discover a meaningful relationship with Christ. But I’m also human—living in the same world you do, facing the same ups and downs.
This space is where faith meets everyday life. I don’t want to ignore the struggles we all face—whether spiritual, emotional, or practical. My hope is to walk alongside you, offering truth, grace, and guidance for both this life and the one to come.
Let’s grow together.
Episodes
215 episodes
Banquet Or Burden
A gold-edged envelope, a royal wedding, and a shocking refusal—Matthew 22:1–14 isn’t a gentle story, it’s a mirror. We walk through Jesus’ parable of the wedding banquet to explore why many love the idea of God yet resist His leadership, and ho...
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So You Thought It Was Your Vineyard?
A vineyard planted with care, tenants entrusted with everything they need, and a shocking grab for what was never theirs—Jesus’ parable lands with precision on our modern church life. We walk through the story in Matthew 21, link it to Isaiah 5...
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Equal Pay In The Vineyard? That’s Not “Fair” And That’s The Point
What if the most liberating truth also stings the most? We walk through Jesus’ teaching on the rich young ruler and the parable of the vineyard workers to confront our instinct for merit, fairness, and control. When latecomers receive a full da...
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Debt Canceled, Grudge Not Included
What if the grudge you’re carrying is costing you more than the original wound ever did? We take a hard look at Jesus’ teaching on forgiveness through Peter’s question and the parable of the unforgiving servant, then move from ancient story to ...
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When Truth Lands, Fruit Follows
A simple farming story can read your heart. We walk through the Parable of the Sower in Matthew 13 to explore how Jesus uses everyday images to reveal deep spiritual realities—and why some messages never take root while others multiply beyond e...
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How Letting Go Of “This” Unlocks A Church’s Calling
What if the plan you loved wasn’t the path you needed? We share how a postponed church plant, a surprising phone call, and a three-word dream—invest, build, multiply—reshaped our next steps and clarified our mission to help people refocus on Je...
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When Darkness Meets Light: Why Christmas Still Rescues Us
If you’ve ever been told your past defines you, this conversation turns that verdict on its head. We pull a surprising thread from Dickens’ A Christmas Carol to the road to Damascus and into the manger, showing how redemption grows in hard soil...
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From Dickens To Damascus: How Redemption Rewrites A Life
What if the truest thing about you isn’t your worst chapter? We connect two unforgettable turnarounds—Ebenezer Scrooge’s haunting night and Saul’s blinding encounter on the Damascus road—to explore how real redemption begins, grows, and reshape...
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Trade Bah Humbug For Behold
December can swallow us whole with its glitter and noise, but the rush is exactly why this conversation matters. We start where many homes do—hot chocolate, cozy blankets, and a lineup of beloved Christmas films—then follow the thread from Dick...
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Ten Healed, Nine Ghosted, One Got It
What if the difference between being helped and being healed is the turn you make after the miracle? We walk through Luke 17 and pause at the moment ten lepers are cleansed yet only one returns. That turn—away from business as usual and back to...
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Fog Machines Don’t Make Disciples, Mondays Do
What if Sundays were the starting line, not the finish? We take a hard, hopeful look at how faith moves beyond the sanctuary into homes, workplaces, and the public square, anchored by Paul’s call in Colossians 3 to set our minds above and live ...
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From Eden To The Well: How Jesus Ends Our Displacement
Ever felt out of place even when life looks “normal”? We open with a story of getting lost on a quiet walk and use that unsettling moment to chart a bigger map of exile—how the human heart drifts from where it was meant to live and how Jesus le...
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Building A Mature, United Church In A Divided World
What if the most loving church isn’t the one that keeps you comfortable, but the one that calls you to grow up? We take that question straight into Ephesians 4 and uncover how Paul moves from soaring doctrine to gritty daily practice, showing w...
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You Cannot Follow Jesus While Ignoring His Church
Start with a hard sentence: you can’t follow Jesus while ignoring His church. From there, we open up a candid, Scripture-soaked exploration of what church really is, why gathering isn’t optional, and how a messy, imperfect community becomes the...
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Remember Who God Is And Who You Are
What do you preach when the room feels thin and your heart feels thinner? We chose candor and a compass: hope that doesn’t depend on optics, energy, or ease. Starting from a vulnerable confession about discouragement, we trace a path from shaky...
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Hope That Holds When Life Hurts
Hope isn’t a mood you can will into place; it’s the lifeline your whole self reaches for when everything else runs dry. We open Psalm 42–43 and discover the Hebrew word nephesh—the integrated self of mind, body, and emotions—crying out for the ...
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From Saul’s Spiral to David’s Strength: Choosing God When Life Falls Apart
Smoke rises from Ziklag, families are gone, and a weary band turns on their leader. That’s the moment David does something that feels small but changes everything: he strengthens himself in the Lord before he takes a single step. Our conversati...
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Better a Live Dog Than a Dead Lion
Solomon's unflinching examination of mortality in Ecclesiastes continues to challenge and comfort us today. "The same destiny overtakes all," he writes, observing that death comes equally to the righteous and wicked. Yet instead of despair, thi...
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When Kings Rule but God Reigns
Have you ever wondered how to balance respecting authority while standing firmly for truth in a world that seems increasingly hostile to faith? Solomon's wisdom from Ecclesiastes offers profound guidance for this exact dilemma.Solomon b...
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Beyond the Chase: What Truly Matters When Life Ends
Solomon's shift from personal reflection to wisdom sharing in Ecclesiastes chapter 7 brings us face-to-face with mortality and meaning. What begins as almost funeral-like observations quickly transforms into profound insights about living well ...
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Wealth is on Loan, Not Owned: Ecclesiastes' Urgent Message for Today
Solomon, perhaps history's wealthiest man with an estimated $2 trillion in today's currency, offers us profound insight into the meaninglessness of pursuing wealth as an end in itself. His words in Ecclesiastes cut straight to our hearts: "Whoe...
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Walking Dead or Fully Alive: Choose Your Legacy
What happens when the world's wisest, wealthiest man concludes that everything is meaningless? In this profound exploration of Ecclesiastes chapter 4, we journey through Solomon's devastating despair to discover the surprising solution he stumb...
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Grasping at Smoke: Why Only God Gives Meaning to Our Seasons
What happens when the wisest, wealthiest man who ever lived concludes that all earthly pursuits are meaningless? In this profound exploration of Ecclesiastes 3, we journey through Solomon's poetic reflection on life's unavoidable seasons and di...
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What Truly Matters When Everything is Meaningless
Ever feel like you're running on a hamster wheel, chasing things that never quite satisfy? You're not alone. King Solomon, arguably history's wisest and wealthiest person (with an estimated $2.2 trillion in today's currency), tried it all – ple...
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