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05/18/2026

Rebirth, Dry Bones and Grace

With Pentatcost and the move of the Holy Spirit coming up, I've got Ezekiel on the mind. Ezek. 36:25-26, God says He will sprinkle water on us and cleanse us, He will give us a heart of flesh and put a new spirit with us. In Ezek. 37:17-19, God joins together the sticks of Israel and joins them, just like we are one in Christ (John 17:21)

In John 3:5, Jesus states the same about for rebirth: "Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit." Jesus speaks of spiritual death ("let the dead bury the dead"; Matt. 8:22) as does Paul in Eph 2:1.

What strikes me in chapter 37, is how dry the bones were, how dead, the Isrealites were. It says, they were very dead. They had no hope.

But God MOVED anyways. God LOVED anyways. God breathed His Holy breath (Ruach) in them to raise them out of the graves and bring them home.

Another huge reminder, our sin is not too great for God. Because God LOVES anyways. Jesus took it all to the cross, and came back with forgiveness and love in His heart. And He is still raising us out of our graves, and taking us home to our Father in Heaven. Our God of Mercy and God of Grace never ceases to amaze me.

That He looked back at humanity's sins of the past, and looked forward to ours (John 17:20), and still said, Yes, I love you this much. You are worth me suffering and dying for. I want you out of that grave and Home with Me. Follow Me.

Come Lord Jesus Come, Breath your Spirit in me!

So What Matters? Jesus matters. And Jesus shows us we one of us does. SO MUCH.

(throwback photo to my baptism)

05/17/2026

From our blog post. Please take a moment to read it:

Earlier this week my wife met with a lady for coffee. She has turned her Trauma into a successful book and helped others through this book and her walk. My wife was positively impressed with their visit and we hope that she continues to support us as we move forward. A nugget from their conversation...

05/11/2026

Dealing with Lingering Shame

“fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭12‬:‭2‬ ‭NIV‬‬

I know I’m forgiven and Jesus took the shame upon Himself for my sins, but there are days it creeps in. I was reading this and thought, wow, how must Jesus feel when I feel shame, if He despised it.

Looking closer, the Greek word is kataphroneó (καταφρονέω) - think lightly of, disdain, or todisregard

Jesus was able to disregard it, put it aside and look towards the ultimate goal, which was to save mankind from sin and death.

Looking to Jesus helps me to better understand how to deal with mine.

THANK GOD FOR JESUS!! Jesus took the cross for me, and for you (He loves us that much!) I can give my shame to Him and keep my eyes on Jesus.

It sounds simple, but how do I actually do that?

-Switch focus to Him, worship, praise, get lost in His word, journal

-Switch focus to someone else. There’s so many out there. God made you for a purpose and He made you wonderful and good. How can you be the hands and feet of Jesus today?

-Invite Jesus to meet you in your shame and speak His truth over the lies. He will.

Does it change overnight? No, but do you get better at switching your focus to the goodness of God and loving others as God loves us? Yes.

Happy Monday from Sow What Matters…two survivors working on doing it the Jesus way.

05/08/2026

Every single person has divine value. That is God’s truth. Regardless of our opinions, our short failings or others (Roman5:8)

Every. Single. Person.

So much that God sent His only Son to die for us, and Jesus was willing to bare the cross for all of us.

Jesus Christ spent time with the marginalized and those overlooked by society—not out of pity, but with compassion and respect and love.

Christ commanded us to love one another as we would be loved. (John 13:34-35) Not those easy to love, but even our enemies.

This same love shapes our mission at Sow What Matters.

Let’s stop looking away from the marginalized. Let us start looking at them through the eyes of Christ. Known, seen, loved. A simple prayer, a greeting and God Bless you, a sandwich and a listening ear.

Imagine if each of us did one thing for the poor, the sick, the addict, the homeless, the hurting. If we touched just one person in the name of Jesus today, what might it do for that 1?

05/08/2026

Bless Yahweh, oh my Soul

Just waking up this morning with so much love and gratitude in my heart for Jesus. God is so good all the time, during the good days and during the hard ones, He is good and faithful and loves us with an everlasting love (Jer 31:3)

“Praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord, my soul.
I will praise the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save.
When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to nothing.
Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord their God.
He is the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them— he remains faithful forever.
He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry.
The Lord sets prisoners free, the Lord gives sight to the blind, the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down, the Lord loves the righteous.
The Lord watches over the foreigner and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.
The Lord reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations.
Praise the Lord.”
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Psalms‬ ‭146‬:‭1‬-‭10‬ ‭NIV‬‬

05/07/2026

What an honor today to participate in the National Day of Prayer and to be a part of Rededication the nation to one country under God in Jesus name!

If you didn’t get to participate, the prayer is below. Please remember it in your prayers. Imagine the power of all those prayers in our country!! ✝️🙏✝️👍

“In this 250th year of America’s independence from an earthly king, we come to You, King of kings, to give You all glory, honor and praise,” he prayed. “In faith, we declare our dependence and dedication to You, God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, for You alone are our Creator and Salvation. We come humbly to confess our sins and receive your forgiveness. Today in the presence of God and one another, we gather to pray, to celebrate, and to rededicate ourselves to You personally and in covenant as one nation under God; to love You with all our heart, soul, mind and strength; to love our neighbor as You have loved us; pray fervently; and tell of Your glory and goodness to all peoples as we abide in You and your Word abides in our hearts, now and forevermore. Amen.”

https://www.whitehouse.gov/freedom250/america-prays/

https://billygraham.org/decision-magazine/articles/75th-national-day-of-prayer-sets-up-rededicate-250-a-day-of-prayer-and-thanksgiving

Americans are celebrating the 75th National Day of Prayer, with the King David’s prayer in 1 Chronicles 16 standing as the 2026 theme.

05/06/2026

Genesis 1:3 speaks of beauty of Jesus to me.

God could have yelled and shaken the universe to bring light. He could have said let there bright radiant light.

Instead, He simply said Let the be light and with that, broke through the darkness in the world.

Just like Jesus. With all the power and fullness of God, Jesus, the light of the world chose to walk humbly yet shattered through darkness in our world.

There is a beauty in it that has rested in my heart.

Jesus, thank you for being the light in the world and the light in our hearts. Amen.

Take a look at what someone created with ChatGPT.

05/04/2026

The verse of the day today is so close to our mission.

There are so many seekers out there that don’t know where to go, and the workers are few.

Please be the hands and feet of Jesus in your community today. Share the gospel, pray with someone in pain. Celebrate with someone in joy, see someone that’s unseen. And do it in Jesus name.

Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”

05/02/2026

Feeling grateful that the same God that created the whole universe and holds it all together loves us enough to have remembered to wake us up this morning too.

Have a blessed Saturday!

04/30/2026