Set Your Mind Above

Send us Fan Mail I received a phone call that brought me to my knees yesterday, as one of our young mothers who was giving birth had everything go sideways. Her life was in danger, the babies life was in danger. All we could do was beg the Lord our God for mercy & grace on these souls. Well...do we realize that is exactly what God wants us to do as his children? He cares for us more than we co...

Send us Fan Mail I have been a Portland Trailblazer fan for most of my life, and last night I witnessed Damian Lillard set history with a performance no other player has ever achieved. Sadly, despite his unparalleled efforts, the Blazers lost because everyone else played so poorly. A team cannot succeed because of one player, it takes everyone working together. Well...in the same way, we cannot su...

Send us Fan Mail I was listening to another podcast yesterday where a friend of mine discussed a house he built years ago. He was getting sober, and this other brother in Christ invested in him when no one else would. He invited him to build something special because he believed in him. Well...Jesus has done the very same for you and me. In our struggle against sin, Jesus invested in us while we w...

Send us Fan Mail For the first time ever, my wife and I will be away from both of our children for a night. We are not nervous though, because our children are in the best of care with someone who will care for them like her own. We trust her, and our children must obey her until we return. Well...Christ has left elders to serve as stewards over his church until he comes again. They are to protect...

Send us Fan Mail A man in a pink suit walked into the coffee shop yesterday, ordered a $3 tea, and then tipped two hard working baristas $100. I didn't see him do it myself, but the baristas told me about the matter after he left. They were so grateful. Well...God loves a cheerful giver. When we give freely to others, God is glorified and we store up treasures in heaven!  #SetYourMindAbovePod...

Send us Fan Mail Last night during dinner, Dane was throwing his food onto the wall and all over the floor. I wagged my finger and told him no, which he then repeated back to me while continuing throw his food. I didn't need him to repeat me, I needed him to obey me. Well...I believe we can behave the same way as God's children sometimes. We merely repeat what he has said to do to others...

Send us Fan Mail I turned 31 years old today, and it has been a wonderful day celebrating my special day with my family so far. Our real celebration will be this weekend, and I'm anxiously looking forward to it. Birthdays are important, a celebration of life...and yet so many that have been born are still not alive. Well...we must be born again. True life is found in Christ, where we are tran...

Send us Fan Mail My wife and I recently started watching the Angel original series called, "The Chosen" about the ministry of Jesus & his disciples and have loved it. We have loved how these biblical characters have been brought to life, how relatable they are and how "real" they are depicted. Well....they were real people! They had emotions, struggles, victories and failur...

Send us Fan Mail Yesterday I was nearly hit head on by a distracted driver. Being distracted while behind the wheel claims the lives of thousands of people every year. It is not just dangerous to yourself, but also to others. Well...every day we face dangerous distractions to our faith. Sin and the lusts of this world tempt us to take our eyes of Jesus. When we do so, we find our lives wrecked as...

Send us Fan Mail I was looking for some help with parenting from my dear friends who were in town, who happen to be parents also. They were hesitant at first, saying that there are not a lot of people who are willing to take advice from others about how to raise their children. In fact, not a lot of people are willing to listen to others about much of anything. Well...Scripture teaches us that tho...

Send us Fan Mail We returned back to the Ark Encounter yesterday to walk through the experience again with our friends. As I stood before the door to the ark, I reflected on it's dual nature of salvation to those within, and judgment to those outside. Well...we all stand before a door as well, and that door is Jesus. If we enter in through him, we certainly will be saved. If we refuse him, we...

Send us Fan Mail After a long, exhausting day taking our son to the hospital, we did the one thing that we needed to do the most: nothing. We took a day as a family to have a quiet & restful time of recovery. Well...rest is a Biblical principle that we must not neglect. It's hard to pour yourself out for others if you're empty & depleted. Even Jesus took the time to rest, and you...

Send us Fan Mail My son broke & displaced his tibia going down a slide yesterday. They had to x-ray his leg, so we had to hold down our 1 year old son who was confused, in pain, and afraid while they did it. To him, it probably felt like we didn't care. To us, our hearts were breaking. Well...I believe we have all felt this way about God. We have felt alone, afraid, and left holding a bro...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever had all the ice melt in your drink, leaving it watered down and lacking substance? It's the worst - the only thing it's good for is to be thrown away. Well...it's time to throw out watered down preaching. We need good Bible teaching with substance, not shying away from speaking the truth, but with confidence we need to declare the entirety of the will...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever wondered why clothes that are essentially the exact same look & material can be priced so differently between brands? It has everything to do with the designer and the brand name - that is what makes something valuable. Well...that is exactly what gives you such great worth - your designer. You have been made in the image of God. #SetYourMindAbovePodcast

Send us Fan Mail Learn a little bit about your host, yours truly, as well as what we hope to achieve together with this podcast in the days ahead! As always, set your minds above! #SetYourMindAbovePodcast