Celebrity or Servant?
In Matthew 20:20-28 Jesus contrasts the way His Church is to operate with that of the way the culture is set up to function. Prior to...
Leaders! Lead – with diligence!
“…he who leads, with diligence…” Romans 12:8 Every definition of “diligence” has to do with a person being steady, persistent toward a...
God’s “Sweet Spot”
Events occur that challenge our call from God to be a pastor/leader/shepherd to His people in His Church. Pastors quit the ministry...
Lamenting Worship
Recently as I was teaching an Old Testament Survey class I was reminded that more than 1/3 of the Psalms were classified as lament....
The best of times! The worst of times!
In A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens penned, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times... it was the spring of hope, it...
Seasons In Our Lives
“To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven.” – Eccl 3:1 Every season we experience in our lives has...
Intimacy with God
One night after I told the Lord I wanted more of Him in my life, the Lord visited me with what I call “a baptism of His presence.” For...
Prayer Produces Results
The car was traveling at a high rate of speed straight toward me in my lane. I considered shifting to the left lane, but what happens if...
Adventures in Prayer - #2
In 2 Kings 19:20 - King Hezekiah took a letter written by Sennacherib which challenged God’s ability to keep Jerusalem safe, spread it...
Adventures in Prayer - #1
Jesus was asked by His disciples, “Lord, teach us to pray.” (Luke 11:1-2a & Matthew 6:5-8) These verses tell us that prayer does not come...
