Choosing Love Today

Let me start with a question — have you ever had one of those days where everything feels upside down, but then one small thing shifts your perspective and suddenly the whole day looks different? Maybe it’s a sunrise you weren’t expecting, a kind word from someone, or even your dog looking at you like you’re the greatest human who ever lived. Perspective is powerful. It doesn’t change the situatio...

Let me ask you something right out of the gate — have you ever tried to carry something heavy by yourself, only to realize halfway through that you should’ve asked for help? Maybe it was a couch, a refrigerator, or one of those “easy to assemble” pieces of furniture that comes with 400 screws and instructions written by someone who clearly hates people. We’ve all been there. And we all know the tr...

Life doesn’t always give us easy seasons. Sometimes the road gets heavy, the pressure builds, and joy feels like the last thing on our minds. Yet in the book of Philippians, Paul writes from prison — in hardship, uncertainty, and struggle — and still speaks with a deep, steady joy that doesn’t make sense unless God is involved. In this episode, we walk through all four chapters of Philippians and...

Have you ever walked into a room and immediately felt the mood? You know what I mean — you open the door and think, “Whoa… something happened in here.” You don’t know what, you don’t know who, but you can feel it. You can sense it. Now, here’s the funny part: we all know what it feels like when a room is heavy… but we don’t always realize when we are the ones who bring the light into it. Paul says...

Have you ever tried to change something about yourself… and the old version of you kept showing up like it still had a key to the house? Yeah. Been there? Paul says in Ephesians 4:24, “Put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.” And I love how he phrases that — “put on.” It’s intentional. It’s active. It’s something you choose. It’s not like the new self jumps...

Let me start with a question — and be honest with yourself here: Is there somebody you’re still mad at… even a little? Maybe not “throw a shoe at them” mad, but that quiet little simmer that pops up when their name comes across your phone or someone mentions them in conversation. Yeah… forgiveness really isn't a big deal until you actually have to do it. Paul says in Ephesians 4:32, “Be kind and c...

And today's message is something ALL of us (well, I'm assuming all of us anyway) have a problem with patience...or a lack of it. You know as well as I do, we all hate to wait...in grocery store lines, in traffic, at the doctor's office...the list is endless. We hate to wait on anything.   Well, have you ever found yourself waiting on something you wish God would hurry up and fix? Maybe it’s a situ...

Have you ever caught yourself reacting to a situation a little sharper than you meant to? Maybe the tone came out wrong, or the frustration bubbled up quicker than you expected. It’s one of those moments where you think, “That really didn't come out like it was supposed to.” Paul speaks right to that in Ephesians 4:2, where he says our walk should be marked with “all humility and gentleness.” Gent...

In this episode, we continue our walk through Ephesians by looking at what it really means to live a life worthy of the calling we’ve received. Paul isn’t talking about perfection — he’s talking about identity. Who we are shapes how we walk, how we respond, and how we show love in the everyday moments that matter. This teaching leans into the steady, practical side of faith: choosing humility, pat...

In Part 2 of our walk through Ephesians, we slow down and look at what it really means to live out our faith in everyday life. Not the polished, church‑stage version — the real, blue‑collar, regular‑guy version that shows up in how we talk, how we treat people, how we handle pressure, and how we carry ourselves when nobody’s watching. Paul doesn’t just tell us what to believe… he shows us how to w...

Hi everyone! Welcome to this series of messages I’ve titled “Who We Are.” Let me start with a question — something simple, but something every one of us feels at some point: Have you ever wondered if you’re really loved? Not “liked,” not “appreciated,” not “tolerated”… but genuinely, deeply, unconditionally loved? Most people won’t say that out loud, but almost everyone feels it. We all have momen...

Hi everyone! Welcome to this series of messages I’ve titled “Who We Are.” Let me start with a question for you — something simple, but real: Have you ever had one of those days when you wake up already tired? Not physically tired, but tired on the inside… like your strength ran out before the day even began? If you’ve ever felt that way, Paul has something to say to you — something about who you a...

Hi everyone! Welcome to this series of messages I’ve titled “Who We Are.” Let me start with a question for you — something honest and personal: Have you ever looked back at your life and wished you could undo something? A moment… a decision… a season… something you wish you could rewrite or take back? I think if most of us were honest we'd say, just one thing?” I sure know I do. Some things fade w...

Ephesians –  “Who We Are: Redeemed and Welcomed Home”    Hi everyone and welcome back to Choosing Love Today!   Today's message is very personal one to me because it's one I experienced over 50 years ago. I wasn't a terrible teenager, but I sure was a know-it-all and I gave my parents all kinds of grief. The sad part is it hurt my mother terribly and secondly, I lost my father in a tragic car acci...

Ephesians – Part 1 -- “Who We Are: Seen by God”    Hi everyone! Welcome back to our new mini-series of messages titles “Who We Are”, where we are taking some Biblical in-sites that can help us pause to pause, look inward and help us to see ourselves the way God sees us.   Have you ever had a moment where you felt pushed aside? Not rejected outright… just quietly moved to the margins. Maybe by circ...

Ephesians – Part 1 -  “Who We Are: Chosen, Seen, and Called” Hi everyone.  Today, we are starting a new mini-series of messages sub-titled “Who We Are”. These mini-messages are simple reminders of who we are in Christ. They're short reflections that help us pause, look inward, and see ourselves the way God sees us. Have you ever had one of those days where you feel like you’re just… overlooked? No...

Hi everyone! Welcome to this series of messages I’ve titled “Who We Are.” Let me start with a question — something simple, but something every one of us feels at some point: Have you ever wondered if you’re really loved? Not “liked,” not “appreciated,” not “tolerated”… but genuinely, deeply, unconditionally loved? Most people won’t say that out loud, but almost everyone feels it. We all have momen...

In this first part of our Ephesians overview, we explore one of the most foundational truths of the Christian life: who we are in Christ. Paul doesn’t begin his letter by correcting problems or addressing conflict — he begins by reminding believers of their identity, their blessing, and their calling.  This episode walks through Ephesians chapters 1–4 with a clear, encouraging, story‑driven approa...

Galatians— Faith, Not Law   "What Faith Really Is"  Before we close this Galatians mini-series, I want to talk plainly about something Paul refuses to soften on....and that's faith. Not rules. Not performance. Not religious pressure, but Faith. Because if you miss this, you miss the whole book of Galatians. Paul watched the Galatians drift from grace into rule-keeping. They started trusting their...

Galatians – Faith, Not Law   "The Heart of the Problem"  As we move deeper into Galatians, Paul keeps circling back to one truth the Galatians struggled to accept: the law can tell you what’s wrong, but it can’t make you right. And that’s where so many of us get stuck. We think rules will fix us. We think pressure will change us. We think guilt will motivate us. We think trying harder will finally...

Galatians — Faith, Not Laws --  The Law Can’t Change You  As we walk through Galatians, Paul keeps pressing one truth the Galatians struggled to accept: the law can reveal the problem, but it cannot fix the problem. And that’s where so many of us get tangled up. We think rules will make us better. We think pressure will make us stronger. We think guilt will make us change. We think trying harder w...

Galatians: Faith, Not Law – What Grace Produces  So, all week we've been talking about grace and what it has done for your past...but what can it do for your future? You know what is the benefit of you growing in grace? Well, let me ask you something — have you ever noticed how real growth sneaks up on you? You know, you look back and realize, “I’m not who I used to be.” Not because you tried hard...

Galatians — Faith, Not Law    “Trust Over Trying”  As Paul writes to the Galatians, he keeps pointing them back to one simple truth: you don’t grow by trying harder — you grow by trusting deeper. And that’s a hard shift for most of us, because we’re used to fixing things ourselves. We’re used to pushing. We’re used to performing. We’re used to proving. We’re used to thinking that spiritual strengt...

Galatians— Faith, Not Law –  "Why Rules Can’t Save You" Hi everyone!  Welcome to this week's new mini-series of messages titled: "Grace Over Rules". If you listened to yesterday's podcast, which you can listen to on your favorite podcast platform, you know we just started in the Book of Galatians. In this letter to the church of Galatia, Paul writes to them because the churches in the area were fa...

Have you ever tried so hard to “do everything right” that you ended up feeling worse instead of better? That’s exactly what happened to the believers in Galatia. They started with Jesus, started with grace, started with freedom — but somewhere along the way, they drifted back into rule‑keeping, pressure, and performance. In this episode, we explore Paul’s urgent message: rules can guide you, but t...