After over 16 years in ministry, I have determined that the best of devices of preaching for me is the Holy Spirit of God as He wrings me through the meat grinder of my own depravity and pours me into the cup of His grace. It is from there that I am a nothing of…
James
Advocate, Teacher, Mentor, Stormer of Brains, Slayer of Sadness
under-Sheepherds are NOT Jesus!
Yes, I know that I have “mispelled” [sic] shepherds as “sheepherds” because I want to make a point about the role of a pastor/shepherd among the church. Often I talk with fellow pastors who continually tell me that they cannot meet the demands of the congregation. When I ask what they mean, they reply with,…
Reflection of Life. Pondering Worship
When I began writing online many years ago I had one simple goal: to be heard. What a joke. As I have been peeling through the layers of my life over the last few months, I remember what a wise fool I have been through the years. The irony of this is that when I…
Depression | Burned Out and Smoking… | Dealing with Ministry Blacks and Blues
So, when you are sitting on the floor in your study, with your clean desk because you have just thrown everything, including your laptop, on the floor and your tears keep you from putting the papers back in the correct order and the running of your nose leaves salt on your lips – your heart is bleeding for help and recovery. THIS IS WHERE GOD WANTS YOU TO BE! Broken and contrite, unable to sufficiently do anything for yourself, your calling or your world. This is where God shines the brightest, this is where the KINGSHIP of Jesus comes to live in your soul. This is when God picks you up and you SEE the beauty of His glory in a time when nothing and no one could ever come to your rescue. Christ COMES and His Grace is Sufficient!
Little Christ | So much, too many…
It was a few weeks ago when I begin to see “Little Christ” in the ‘religion’ heading of many friends on facebook. It’s amazing what you discover while keep in the social network communication alive. Baffled by this label, I begin to search for others who shared the same identity and realized that I knew…
True Love Gets Old | Healthy Marriage
I will never forget those early days of dating when my wife and I first met. It seems like yesterday and now more than a decade has passed and it’s hard to believe where God has brought us. Don’t let the title of this article fool you. True Love never gets old, but it does…
My Wife Rocks!
For those of you who don’t know, God’s biggest gift after His Grace is my best friend and life-long companion, Robyn. For the past year or so she has developed a wonderful online presence in many areas. Today, she has been recognized by eMoms @ Home as the MVB – Most Valuable Blogger! So, even…
Grace’s Baptism | Train Up A Child – The Greatest Gift of All
Nothing swells a man’s heart than when his children are born again by God through the Lord Jesus Christ. Last Sunday I had the privilege to baptize my second daughter. (Cady was baptized last fall) Grace’s little heart is so sweet and her story of salvation is just as awesome. download Lisa Lampanelli: Take It…
Listen up…
How in the world is that children don’t hear anything except what they want to hear? This weekend seems to have launched an epidemic of selective hearing in my house. Just this morning: Breakfast was interrupted by allowing the baby out of her high chair to climb on the table and pour out two bowls…
Pretending to be a Parent
I should have gone into acting as a career… it seems I am extremely good at pretending to be something I am not. Although I am the father of four children, I am not sure if I am truly a parent. OK, don’t run off to the local protective services and turn me in for…