I was thinking recently on the delicate line we walk when preaching righteousness and right living.

I grew up where the opportunity to rant and rave against all the sins of the world had been elevated to an Olympic sport. I think that mostly our hearts were right but the end result [...]

Every single day of my life I am amazed at the grace and mercy of God. He gives of it abundantly and without discrimination. Every single group of humanity has been abundantly supplied with the goodness of God.

Life is such a generous blessing from God. Even with the trials and disappointments [...]

I am going to try not to use all the New Year phrases like new beginning and such in this post. I do want those of you who may be struggling with a failure from 2009 to understand that God still loves you and He wants to move you forward in the Kingdom.

If you are one of those folks who feel disconnected from church or Christian ministry due to a failure or shortcoming I want to try to encourage you today.

First let me start with something simple. It is not all about you. It is all about God and what He has purposed for your life.

The enemy [...]

Prayer constantly is essential in our walk with the Lord. Pray without ceasing, always in our heart a prayer going up to God.

This is the only way I can stay connected at the times when being and feeling connected are really hard.

When you are doing all those mundane tasks or are tired from the ones [...]

Perhaps the message today was inspired from listening to the news for the last few weeks. Watching how words from powerful people and the news media seem to control the masses. A couple of weeks ago I preached a message titled “Insignificant Words” and the more I listen to the news I am convinced it [...]

The Cycle of Growth

In 1934 T.S. Eliot wrote a play titled: The Rock. In it was a line about the Church that went something like this.
“ The Church must be forever building, and always decaying, and always being restored.”

One of the Mysteries of the Gospel is death springing forth into resurrection. As humans, death is [...]

Before I begin let me tell you that the title “Insignificant Words” is actually a paradox, a disambiguation if you will because there are no such things as insignificant words. Just think of the children and adults who are having their lives shaped by the words of their parents. Abusive words cause hurt and self [...]