Psalm 121 Family Devotional

PSALM 121  This Psalm has been referred to as the “Travelers Psalm” used to bless those going on a journey. 1 I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? 2 My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. 3 He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber. 4 Behold, he…

Teaching Your Kids About Sex

  There may not be a more intimidating topic for parents to bring up with their kids than sex. I don’t know of any parent who looks forward to having this talk with their children. However, it may be one of your most important talks of parenting life! Truth be told, as it is with…

The Evolution of Preaching

  Former Oxford professor, Dr. Kadish Kandiah wrote recently why preaching is dead. He lists six compelling reasons why preaching should be, if not already, dead. However, as I read through his points I couldn’t help but to think that preaching isn’t dead, but it may need to evolve, again. You see, preaching has always…

Update: One Year In Steamboat Springs

Today (February 11th) we celebrate one year in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. On this day we finished our journey from Houston, Texas, a state I had lived in most my life, to the mountains of north western, Colorado. Two days earlier we loaded up two massive uhauls, a trailer and an SUV with all our stuff…

Jesus and Politics

This Sunday, October 2nd, I am starting a new series on Jesus and Politics. This series is an attempt to insert a Biblical voice into the current political narrative around key issues. This series is not going to intentionally endorse a candidate, position or party. However, Christians should know what their faith teaches about current…

Werley Steamboat Springs Update (Week 1)

On Thursday, February 11th, 2016 the Werley family arrived in Steamboat Springs, Colorado! It took three full days of driving from Houston with our two u-hauls, a trailer and a packed 8 passenger SUV! Sitting behind the wheel of my 26 foot rig driving through the desolate dry land of West Texas I had a lot…

555 Days of Alyssa

On April 29th we adopted sweet Alyssa Werley. Last night we hosted a Gotcha Party celebrating her adoption. It was a great night. We prepared the slide show below for the party. If you missed it, you can watch the video here. We are so grateful God has entrusted this sweet girl into our care. It’s…