Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Since before the election it seems that everyday I hear something positive or negative about President Obama. First, I must say that I have never in my life of 35 years known of someone so famous and infamous at the same time. People love him or hate him. In this light, I have a few [...]
“Accountability, although foreign to our nature, is mandated by scripture and should be desirable among the fellowship of believers.”
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Today has been a hard day already. I find a homeless woman this morning eating out of the trash and trying to find pennies on the ground that she might buy herself food. The brokenness by God’s Holy Spirit over this woman’s condition was more than I could bear. I quickly went into a local [...]
A few days ago at breakfast at Denny’s my son, who is four, sat down and tore the corner off of his place mat and placed in my hand. “Here daddy, I thought you might want this.” He said. This might not seem like a big deal but it’s an example of how we learn [...]
As I continue my rant from a few weeks back…As the young college student was blasted and accused, her heart began to bleed for truth, love and acceptance. Thinking that this would pass, she was not prepared for the aftermath of the accusations. Her school expelled her and sent her home. Upon arriving home to [...]
Thursday, February 15, 2007
No amount of leadership development and vision will reach potential if it is not aligned with the DNA of the overall organization. This is especially true in churches. We somehow feel that when we have direction and know what is healthy that if we follow that path, health will be derived. This is the same [...]
Friday, December 22, 2006
Driving to the office today I was admiring the historic homes lining the streets and how wonderful they looked decked out for the holidays. Several of the homes were absolutely breathtaking. One house in particular was decorated with much time and care and begin old and stately, the home has character. Unfortunately, the siding was [...]
Sunday, December 10, 2006
Over the past few months I have read a whole lot of fodder on the PDC (Purpose Driven Church). It seems that there are extremists on both ends of the coin and that no one is landing the plane. Purpose Driven Churches around the world are being caught in the cliche of ‘contemporary’ and watered-down [...]
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In a recent discussion about the church, someone made the comment that sharing your faith and ‘reaching’ others was difficult. After a long discussion I realized that this person was extremely confused about the Great Commission. Jesus instructs us in Matthew 28:19 & 20 to ‘Go Make Disciples’ Most people would consider that Evangelism and [...]
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Life is good in the Lord! For the past five days I have spent time teaching, learning and listening to the Word of God. From a training weekend for future ‘soul winners’ to the SBCV Homecoming, I am full and can’t wait for the morning to begin sharing how great God is with all I [...]
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