by AJ Graves | Dec 31, 2021 | Blog, Christian Living, Faith
“When you come, be sure to bring the coat I left with Carpus at Troas, also the books, and the parchments.” 2 Timothy 4:13 At the end of the final letter that Paul wrote to his young protege Timothy from prison, he asked for books (literally translated...
by AJ Graves | May 19, 2021 | Anxiety, Blog, Christian Living, Heaven, Life and Death
The other day my four-year-old daughter excitedly told me that she counted to 105 all by herself, and it quickly led to the bold proclamation, “One day I am going to count to the highest number there is!” At this point, my six-year-old son was quick to jump in with a...
by AJ Graves | Feb 15, 2021 | Accountability, Blog, Christian Living, Faith, Idolatry
There’s a story in the Gospels where Jesus saw a fig tree from a distance, and since he was hungry, he approached it to gather and eat of its fruit. Yet, as he approached the tree that seemed to bear fruit, he found that “when he came to it, he found nothing but...
by AJ Graves | Dec 31, 2020 | Blog, Christian Living
The opportunity to read more was one of the bright spots in an otherwise difficult and dark year. I’ve averaged somewhere around 50-55 books in recent years, but the added time that quarantine provided gave a boost to my reading schedule, particularly in the...
by AJ Graves | Oct 26, 2020 | Blog, Christian Living, Church History, Discipleship, Mission
Let’s play a quick game of word association. Say the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word… Providence. Growing up, I probably would’ve said a city in New England, or a so-so college basketball program. When I entered ministry over five years ago,...
by AJ Graves | Aug 3, 2020 | Blog, Christian Living, Preaching
When I reflect back on these strange days years from now, Lord willing, I will not just remember the pandemic, but I will remember studying and preaching through the book of Exodus in a pandemic. It took just over seven months to preach through Exodus, but in that...
