As I have been leading our congregation to gain insight and understanding of how Jesus is revealed in each book of the Bible it has been challenging in many ways. One of those ways is the demand to study and explain things I might otherwise avoid. As we began to look … Read More
The Powerful Heart
Your heart has a powerful mission and your heart has a powerful mood. Weighing just ½ of a pound it pumps enough blood to fill 81 tanker trucks = 650k gallons in one year. Your heart is discharging more fluid in the next minute than your kitchen sink at full … Read More
Hearing God’s Voice
It’s been one of the top three questions I’ve been asked in ministry over the years. How can we know we are hearing God’s voice and not just producing ideas from our own minds. The reality is that God prompts, guides and directs inviting us to cooperate with him. He … Read More
Palm Sunday
The Sunday before Passover in 32 AD on April 6th King Jesus made his Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem riding a donkey on Palm Sunday. Crowds greeted him waving palm branches shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David” and “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord” honoring … Read More
More Like Music Than Math
Music awakens the soul. Sound is more integral to our existence than any of us realize = in beginning God spoke and we existed. Gen 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. NIV Psalm 33:6 “By the word of the Lord were the heavens made.” NIV … Read More
Flourishing Families
Our girls have never been to Six Flags before so we decided to brave this adventure over Spring Break realizing it was going to be crazy busy. We had no idea! When you wait thirty minutes in line its not that big of a deal if you get to ride something … Read More
Alive To The Purposes Of God
(Taken from Chapter 6 of Deeper More Meaningful Life) Jesus spoke of this incredible blueprint for truly living in John 10:10 “…I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows).” Amplified The common idea of a blueprint speaks of … Read More
The Power Of The Mind
Your biggest battles will be internal, not external. If you can win on the inside, you’ll win on the outside! If you don’t fix the mind everything invested leaks out as the mind refuses to change. Being saved is one thing. Allowing the mind of Christ to dwell in your … Read More
Maturity And Spiritual Growth
Letting go of our past mistakes and failures is such an important part of moving forward in life. None of us have been all we should be as fathers. Let’s make most of our next season realizing we can never be a great example until we stop striving to be … Read More
God Speaks
So over the past six months our family has been praying. When the doctor starts talking to you about your child needing open heart surgery it gets your attention. Our oldest daughter, Faith, was born with a bicuspid heart valve. This means we have routine check-ups to ensure everything is … Read More