In the account of the angelic visit to the shepherds as they tended their sheep in the field, we see an often overlooked or misinterpreted truth. The announcement in verse 10 of Luke 2 reads like this. "Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to... Continue Reading →
Have you ever had one of those encounters where you knew without a doubt that you had just spent time in the presence of the King? Today was one of those days. Thanksgiving is a always at the top of my list in relation to holidays. Food, Family, Football, and Fun, but today was quite... Continue Reading →
I recently had the privilege of speaking to a group of prime time powerhouses at our church. What I was inspired to talk about is something that I think all of us that have graced this earth for a number of years need to hear. Prime Time I love the term “Prime Time”. It made... Continue Reading →
It has been a while since my last post marriage, and a lot has happened during that time. God closed the door on my job of five years, the one that brought us back to Texas after 20 years in Alabama. In the midst of the tension and chaos, God has been working, He is... Continue Reading →
Role Confusion "Any fool can be a Dad, it takes a real man to be a Father", is a quote I have heard most all my life. It is true, it only takes one sexual encounter to become a dad, but what do you do after that? The answer determines. whether you are the fool... Continue Reading →
The moral of the Good Samaritan parable is that God's goodness can manifest in and thru anyone at any time. With that truth in mind there is one more line I want to quote from Mike Donehey's book. In it he says "we need to resist writing off anyone. We can be radically different, but still radically committed."
As a young man, I thought my dad was behind the times, outdated, and unintelligent. Everyone and everything around me pointed to a different truth, my youthful mind and stubborn heart saw a mere mortal that time and society had surpassed. I now realize, far too late, that he was a GIANT of GIANTs!
The Problem At some point in the church’s history the Greek philosophers infected the thinking of many followers of Christ. The Gnostics introduced ideas such as: the physical world is inherently bad and the spiritual world is inherently good, therefore live it up while you’re alive and go to heaven when you die - because... Continue Reading →
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