It's That Simple: Faith, Love, Family

All of us make many decisions in life.  Each decision has an effect on our entire life.  No decision you make in your life is more important than following Jesus and letting Him be your Lord and Savior.  Doing this isn’t some light decision that you can make.  It is a decision that will change your life, how you live it, and give it an entire new purpose.  BUT…this only happens if you whole-hearte...

From an early age we all strive to have friends.  We do so to a point that, at times, we might step out of our comfort zones to keep those friends.  Friends are important to our spiritual, emotional, and physical health.  Jesus modeled the need for friendship when he called His disciples friends, which shows so much more love than in a servant/master relationship.  A good friend with a positive in...

We live in a broken world.  We live in a world where the number of people who identify or live as Christians is declining daily.  A big reason for that is that we are not sharing, passing, or teaching our faith to the next generation.  We are letting them “live however makes them feel good”.  As adults, more specifically parents or parenting figures we are responsible for teaching the next generat...

Turn on the TV and we hear stories of amazing life changes!  We hear of people who were in low places and how they have turned life around.  We love those stories!  We love to hear stories of redemption.  Then, someone comes up to us and asks us about our past and how we got where we are or how we are living right now….we might not have that life-changing story or we might be living a life that is...

The world is filled with so much beauty and so many amazing gifts from God! We have free will to live our lives with happiness and with excitement!  The challenge we face in all that fun and excitement of the human experience is that in a heartbeat the thing that is so beautiful can turn into an overindulgence, taking over our heart, body, and mind.  We need to be alert to those circumstances and...

When anything exciting happens, a birth, promotion, wedding, salvation, victory, etc, we are on an amazing high!  We are celebrating!  We are excited!  We are on fire!  The problem we have is that after that amazing high comes a fall.  We come back down to earth.  We often experience a lull, which can be a calm time or lead into a downward spiral.  After the excitement of Christmas, we need to mak...

This special episode of the “It’s That Simple Podcasts” is the scripture of the Birth of Jesus read by Grayson, Adam’s incredible son. Scripture: Luke 1:26-38, Matthew 1: 18-25, Luke 2: 1-20, Matthew 2:1-12 (MSG)  SPOTIFY - https://open.spotify.com/show/2sv4lOFs1filAu7kRlWr5e   APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/its-that-simple-faith-love-family/id1600144267   Join the conversat...

This special episode of the “It’s That Simple Podcasts” is the scripture of the Birth of Jesus read by Bailey, Adam’s amazing daughter. Scripture: Luke 1:26-38, Matthew 1: 18-25, Luke 2: 1-20, Matthew 2:1-12 (ESV)  SPOTIFY - https://open.spotify.com/show/2sv4lOFs1filAu7kRlWr5e   APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/its-that-simple-faith-love-family/id1600144267   Join the conversa...

This special episode of the “It’s That Simple Podcasts” is the scripture of the Birth of Jesus read by Adam. Scripture: Luke 1:26-38, Matthew 1: 18-25, Luke 2: 1-20, Matthew 2:1-12 (NIV)  SPOTIFY - https://open.spotify.com/show/2sv4lOFs1filAu7kRlWr5e   APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/its-that-simple-faith-love-family/id1600144267   Join the conversation:  www.facebook.com/its...

This special episode of the “It’s That Simple Podcasts” is the scripture of the Birth of Jesus read by Mallory (Adam’s wonderful wife). Scripture: Luke 1:26-38, Matthew 1: 18-25, Luke 2: 1-20, Matthew 2:1-12 (NLT)  SPOTIFY - https://open.spotify.com/show/2sv4lOFs1filAu7kRlWr5e   APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/its-that-simple-faith-love-family/id1600144267   Join the conversa...

Christmas has become HUGE in the world!  People buy gifts, decorate their houses, travel, have fancy meals, wear fun sweaters, and many more exciting events and traditions occur during this great season…but, do people know why we have Christmas?  Do you?  If so, do you share the reason?  Do you share the story?  I think it is about time we start doing that!  Santa, trees, reindeer, ornaments, and...

Often, we look out in the world and see a select few receiving special privileges, while the rest of us are left behind to fend for ourselves or pick up the scraps.  Well, Christmas is a time that flips that upside down.  On this day, we celebrate the birth of the Savior of the World….OUR SAVIOR, who came not for the elite, but for all people!  Jesus was born and suffered for me, for you, for each...

Christmas is here.  It is a season of celebration.  A season of reflection. A season to stop and remember the importance of a baby born 2,000 years ago.  A baby that was God in human form: The Savior of the World!  It is also a time that we need to be obedient to God’s calling for our lives and as part of His kingdom.  Obedience can be challenging at times due to free will and human stubbornness,...

Christmas is called “the most wonderful time of the year” and it truly is!  What other time of the year do millions stop to celebrate the birth of the Savior?!  The problem is….we have made it a giant spectacle filled with many other aspects from trees to presents to parties…the list goes on and on.  This year, we need to slow down and focus on the simple aspects of this magnificent holiday.  We n...

Thanksgiving is upon us.  It is a time when we pause to share a meal with family and give thanks for all we have.  We show gratitude to our creator for the love, grace, mercy, and blessings he has given each and every one of us.  Sometimes, this can’t be as obviously seen because we are in challenging times, but if I have learned anything in my walk with Jesus, I have learned that he is there walk...

Being vulnerable is something most of us don’t want to do.  We think of it as showing weakness.  We think of it as giving someone else a chance to take advantage of us.  Actually, it is quite the opposite.  When we are vulnerable, we have open conversations, we are honest, and we can really show God to everyone around us.  We just have to be willing to get to that point. Scripture: Luke 4: 1-13 Gr...

America is the greatest country in the world.  We live in a country where people are allowed to say and believe anything they want.  While, there are many things I believe we should and shouldn’t say or believe based upon my faith, all people have that right.  That is what makes this country amazing.  Thing is, we have a huge problem now where people are condemning others for what they believe, ho...

As Christians, and as a society, we need to start looking at each interaction in life as an amazing opportunity…an opportunity to share love, an opportunity to share life, an opportunity to share Jesus.  We also have to realize that each interaction isn’t going to be an immediate life-changing, “Come To Jesus” interaction.  We might simply be the start of someone’s journey.  We might be simply put...

This week on the 100th episode of the “It’s That Simple” Podcast I want to take time and celebrate what God is doing for and through me.  It is a time to celebrate the gifts given, challenges accepted, and joy given and received from the podcast.  BUT…it isn’t a time to get complacent!  It is so much more!  Along with celebration comes the call to continue sharing God’s message with the word.  A c...

If you were to stop right now and look back on your life, what would you see as the highlights?  In other words, what were your priorities?  Work?  Hobbies?  Friends?  Family?  God? Or something else?  It is a question that can have harsh answers for many of us and might lead to us reevaluating what we spend our lives focusing on.  We should all reassess our life priorities and instead of feeling...

The cross is one of the most recognized religious symbols in the world.  It is a very powerful symbol.  Being so recognized, it is also a symbol that people will find “offensive”. People are offended by the cross and its meaning.  That offense shows the true power of the cross.  If the cross weren’t true and didn’t have Christ’s power, there would be no reason to be offended.  So, since it carried...

Once a person accepts Jesus, he or she is given a massive responsibility: they are to represent Christ in all they do. There are Ambassadors for Christ, representatives for the Kingdom.  That is quite a big responsibility.  It has eternal ramifications for the world. When someone takes that charge to heart, they will win over people for Jesus with the fire they are exuding for God!  It sounds hard...

We live in a world that is money-focused.  It is seen as a means to all.  It is a social status symbol.  People will go to amazing lengths to get as much as they can.  What if I told you that there is something in this life more precious and valuable than money?  I would even say it is priceless.  Would you believe me?  I doubt many would because it isn’t something you can buy a house with, but I...

A lot of people who come to church think that once they jump on board it is going to be a perfect life with nothing to worry about.  Unfortunately, that isn’t true.  Jesus said that following him would be hard.  He said the world would hate us.  He warned us that there would be people in this world who would try to tell us lies and pass them off as God’s Word.  We have to be focused on Him and His...

When you think of idols what comes to mind?  Probably a golden calf or some sort of statue that a person bows down to that is not God.  Thing is, idols are all around us and can come in the form of people, work, things, and any aspect of our lives that we let take the place of God.  We need to be alert and keep Him first.  On this episode of The It’s That Simple Podcast, Adam shares his personal i...