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Join me across St Pats Cathedral in Midtown on Ash Wednesday for a quick discussion about what this event means.

As I write this, I’m staring at a license plate that I had specially made. It says, “MK 9 23”, and it commemorates a time I learned this principle in a practical way at age 21. I came across this passage again in my Bible reading this week and was struck yet again with the truth from God’s Word: there are things in life that we cannot accomplish if we do if we do not pray. What challenge do you need to take to God in prayer today? When 21, I had just been asked to bring a car to Brooklyn with me to serve as a Summer Intern working with teens. The ministry said that it would be necessary to get a car in order to lug the teens around to activities. That was a problem because: I didn’t have a car. I didn’t know that I needed a car. I had $600 to my name. I only had a week before I had to be there. Yes, that was a problem. And yet, in my personal time with the Lord I had read Mark 9:23. “All things are possible to him who believes.” In the passage in Mark 9, the Apostles tried to cast out...

Let's dive into the Bible to understand a key term regarding your eternal rescue. In this video we unpack God's accounting program. What is imputation? - https://youtu.be/QFap5TZQIKA via @YouTube #Imputation #Justification #Theology #Salvation #Christianity #BibleStudy #Romans4

One of my favorite biographies is this story of two single ladies and their fight against some of the greatest evil Satan has ever concocted. Join me in listening to their story in "The Hiding Place." Corrie and Betsie Ten Boom are a great example of Christians under fire living out the Life of Christ in great affliction. Order the book here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0800794052/... Take a virtual tour of their home here: https://www.corrietenboom.com/

  COVID Challenges This year has been a difficult one to Pastor in any community. It is no different here in NYC. I was encouraged (??) recently when I read that McCheyenne died because of serving his community during an epidemic at age 29. That's not what God has called us to while ministering during COVID, and yet, some pastors have died. Whether a pastor is healthy or sick, it reminds me that the Lord often asks His servants to work harder during difficult periods of history. I'll open up about a few of the difficulties here, as well as some of the benefits.  Difficulties I'm hesitant to say things are difficult because of what others put up with on a daily basis in life and ministry. But I'm just trying to be transparent for a bit--not complaining, opening up. Health Risk:   There is a greater risk now, as you know. I'm reminded again of this due to the recent uptick in COVID numbers. One of the men in our church lost his dad to COVID. And he caught the fever at...

Join Hannah and me for a jog across Queens and Manhattan as we enjoy a the sights and train for a triathlon. I'm trying to find 1,000 donations for our church building fund for $73 each. I would love to move out of our current space, and Forest Hills property (purchase and lease) is dropping for the first time in a long time. Help us out! You can donate $73 at: https://nycgrace.org/give/   Follow the Tri-train and the donation progress by subscribing to this channel or this page on my blog: https://guineafield.blogspot.com/p/tri-training.html 100% of your donation (except the cc fees) goes toward the building fund and is tax-deductible.

This month I’m officially saying “goodbye” to Gospel Fellowship Association (GFA). It doesn’t seem that long ago that Sarah and I sat in a room with a few Board Executives as they questioned our testimony and plans to plant a church in Queens (we were living in Brooklyn). That committee cleared us to serve as a young couple in the GFA Church Planting Program. I’m thankful they said yes! As I think back on the last 12 years serving as a pastor at Grace Baptist Church , I’ve learned to appreciate GFA even more. [As an aside, I like the whole raising support for missions process more than most people. But that is a discussion for another day.] In Romans, Paul states that those who “go” to speak the Gospel have beautiful feet. I guess that means that those who help “send” them (hold the ropes) must have beautiful hands (? = ) ). GFA is no exception. Here are a few things I’ve learned to appreciate from this special organization: A Family Atmosphere I have gotten to know most of the staff p...