I can sometimes see trouble on the horizon. Sometimes I can’t. When I do, I start making excuses in my head for the problems I cause...
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I feel like my life has God-honoring purpose. Not because I am special or different from anyone else, but because I have said Yes to Jesus...
I have a great curiosity about God, the meaning of life, and spiritual things. I think most people would like to have an experience with...
I have done the right thing the wrong way. I have also simply done the wrong thing. And everyone once in a while I do things God’s...
I love when I get packages delivered to my house and a little text notification tells me to check the front porch. It seems like I get a...
I have a love for God because I have received His great mercy. I have a fear of Him as well because He is holy and righteous. Its a strange...
I like reading and studying history, especially Biblical history. Failure to understand history, they say, dooms us to repeat the mistakes...
People often ask me, how you doin’? My reply, ‘I am doing good’. (I know, the proper word is ‘well’ – I...
Christians screw up! Yes, even I do. Shocking to find out, I know! As a pastor, I will go to my grave with the secret confessions of many...
My friend Mike Foster was taught a song when he was a child. It goes something like this: The time to be happy is now. The place to be...
Individual liberty is very important to me. Not just the concept, but the spiritual reality for Christians as well as how we live in our...
Before I because a Christian,… what I misunderstood about Christianity was that I thought it was a lifestyle centered around keeping...
I heard the wonderful pastor Greg Laurie say “Christians are not better than other people, we are however, better off”. I feel...
Many who know me personally recognize I have a passion for public life and strong opinions about politics. I tend to be conservative in a...
I don’t pay much attention to fashion. If I had it my way, I would still be wearing what I wore in the 1970’s- blue jeans...
Oh that sneaky desire to be justified before God by keeping the law. It creeps into my mind, I begin to weigh my value by my goodness, and...
I made a bold statement yesterday from the pulpit. It went something like this. You and I, as Christians, are saved by God’s grace...
Tomorrow I will be preaching a message called “Let Freedom Ring” from Galatians 5:1. Its a tribute to our country and at the...
God did something very special in the seven years my wife and I moved to northern California to be part of a new church plant. We met so...
I can live with certain degrees of ambiguity around my life. I don’t need the answers to everything that doesn’t concern me...
My spiritual life is a collection of some powerful forces working within me. God’s wonderful grace (unmerited favor) has been...
My son had a problem with his car last Thursday. He had driven about a mile away from the house, called me, malfunctions all over...
I have been mistaken, fooled and even deceived at times. For the most part, I think I have grown in discernment and the ability to...
I love my wife, my kids, and especially my grandkids. And they love me! I also love tacos and pizza (but that’s another kind of love)...
I have to work at keeping my heart soft and open to the needs of others. My tendency is to get caught up in what I am doing, my goals...
I enjoy the superhero movies. I love the good vs. evil motif. You might be a Marvel fan or maybe DC is your clan! Do you have a favorite...
I see things differently than I did when I did not know God in such a personal way. Ironically, people see me differently too, as they...
I don’t keep every promise I make. I am aware of two outstanding promises right now that remain unfulfilled. In life we make big and...
Love fades. It needs to be fanned to a flame occasionally. The love of God poured out upon the Jewish people had faded in their hearts and...
Knowing God and exchanging love is what life is all about! I am tempted to write more, but would rather just think about that profound idea...
We don’t use the word sin much these days. For whatever reason, it seems more comfortable avoiding that word. And we’ve all...
I love sharing good news. When my children were born, I couldn’t wait to tell everyone I knew, even strangers. I wanted to in some...
Final words are important. There was the man in the hospital who whispered to his friend in a dying gasp words so faint, they could barely...
I have patterns that have formed in my life. I guess you could call them habits. One is the particular morning routine I follow (floss...
There are things in life that I purposely delay in doing, addressing or completing. They are simply not a priority. However, when I was...
I am willing to take risks. I am not fool-hearted, but neither am I stuck in analysis paralysis nor unwilling to move forward because I...
Confession time: I don’t tell my wife everything! We do talk about plenty. Sometimes laying there in bed, we all have pillow talk...
The wisdom of the top dog is sometimes considered more valuable than someone of lower position, regardless of the merit. This is life. I...
Why doesn’t everything in life go ‘as planned’ or ‘as it should be’? How come smart people are not always...
why question in vintage letterpress wood type stained by color inks I am with people who suffer tragedies. Some are of epic proportions...
Who struggles with authority? I do. It’s part of our rebellious human nature. But, when you are a follower of Christ, we have agreed...
Who hasn’t done foolish things in life? I have done many. I have put together a string of hours without sinning in word, thought and...
I have thought about life as a pastor and my role as a co-laborer with Christ in building the kingdom of God. His kingdom in invisible...
It feels really good when we work and receive a reward. Maybe its a side project that we do and unexpected income comes our way. They we go...
Everybody prays. I pray throughout the day. I wonder if I seem at times, to God, like a babbling fool who says too much. He can communicate...
I give a fair amount of time to the consideration of my spiritual legacy. I want my children to know and serve the God of Abraham, Isaac...
A Bangladeshi Child break bricks at Postogola brick breaking yard in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on June 3, 2017. With over half of the population...
When I look back on my life, I can almost define certain time frames by what was occurring in me and around me. They were seasons that came...
I love to work, help people, and especially to build things of value that will endure over time. Isn’t it neat to see something...
There are earthly rewards for our labor that do not satisfy beyond a short period of time. This is true of most things I do “for...