Recently I started a series of bible study sessions for our teams to help us explore some of the difficult questions life presents. To many this kind of topic is known as apologetics. But apologetics is a strange word and indeed a strange world, so I thought it might be helpful to write something alongside…
Should We Stop Praying For Revival?
In light of recent events around college campuses in various states, but in particular Kentucky, I thought it may be timely to post something I’ve been talking about for nearly a year but never wrote down anywhere in a post. This is not a comment on the recent events or an attempt to offer any…
Prophets & Pilgrims | Prayer
An ice storm just descended on DFW here in Texas so we’ve spent a week under a thick layer of ice, so earlier this week I filmed a short video from home for our teams exploring an instruction Jesus gave the disciples about prayer. Obviously one of the first passages that comes to mind when…
The Life Of Riley | Relocation (3 Years In)
I don’t know if the events over the past year have made me more introspective but for a little while I have been reflecting on some of our experiences during our marriage and felt it helpful to write them in black and white. During our time as a couple, Beccy has navigated 3 major relocations,…
Prophets & Pilgrims | Devotional | Matthew 16
Towards the beginning of most of the gospels we find accounts of Jesus inviting a variety of people to “follow him.” They literally followed Him on all sorts of experiences for approximately 3 years. Of course we know of many of these experiences because of accounts in the gospels. Matthew records some of the disciples…
The Life Of Riley | Summer 2020
Can you believe a few days ago marked the first day autumn/fall depending where you are reading this. How did summer pass by so fast? As we head into this new season I wanted to share a little of what we’ve been up to over the past couple of months since my last update. Much…
The Life Of Riley | April 2020
Most of us are probably a little tired of Corona/Covid posts filling our feeds, advertising interrupting our binge watching and arresting our attention during our infrequent escapes to grocery stores. So just to reassure you this post contains no conspiracy theories, no politics and no armchair expertise. I, however, did want to share a little…
Prophets & Pilgrims | Community
Recently I wrote a study for our teams based on a passage from the book of Nehemiah, found in the old testament of the Bible. History tells us Nehemiah was displaced & forcibly held in service of a foreign king. As the story begins we find Nehemiah in despair because the city of his ancestors…
The Life Of Riley | Adaptation
If marriage, parenting and 2 relocations has taught me anything, adaptation is one of the keys to sanity and growth, but mostly sanity. As an only child, growing up much of my time was my own. At 21 that all changed when Bec and I married. Things continued to change 4 years later when our…
Prophets & Pilgrims | The Invitation | Mark 1
Over the years I have worked with people from countries all over the world, I have worked with young people from incredibly diverse, social, political and religious backgrounds. The more people I work with the more compelling I find Jesus’ invitation to His first disciples. In Mark 1 we find an account of one such…