I think I have shared some about my lawn mower struggles (yes, first-world problems). Welp, we have experienced a fresh batch of these struggles in the Dembowczyk home—actually, in the yard to be more precise. Last weekend, our riding lawnmower died (again). It wasn’t starting a few weeks ago, so I had just put a new battery and solenoid...

Life isn’t easy. Things happen. Look at Jairus and the woman who suffered from bleeding. Mark 5:22 says Jairus was a synagogue leader. He was a community leader. Everyone knew him. He was well off. Then his daughter got sick. And as time went on, she grew worse and worse until she was at the point of death. As...

I tend to be a driven and focused person. So much so that at times my wife will laugh at me for being oblivious to my surroundings when I am thinking on something. In those times, I don’t like distractions. I want to put all of my energy–all of my attention—on the task at hand. It’s the same reason...

Every Christian has received God’s merciful compassion (Luke 1:78), and Paul says God is rich in mercy (Eph. 2:4). God isn’t stingy. He doesn’t ration His mercy to save enough for a rainy day. No, God is pouring out His mercy on us even now. It never ends. You can use up all you need today and there will...

As I write this post in mid-April, much, if not most, of the entire world is still locked down in a state of social distancing because of COVID-19. It is amazing how quickly and deeply this “new normal” has set in, so much so that these days when I see people gathered in a movie, I think, “You really...

It has been said that everyone is wired to worship—the issue is that we often worship the wrong things. We see this desire in the woman’s question to Jesus.  The Samaritans worshiped in Samaria rather than traveling to Jerusalem. This was, in part, why the Jews detested the Samaritans and saw them as compromised ethnically and spiritually. But notice...