In today’s message we looked in Luke 5 at the story where Jesus called His first disciples. He asked them to trust Him by faith, even though they were in their own time of uncertainty. They were fishermen who had caught no fish. In their culture…no fish…meant they didn’t get paid [...] Continue Reading…
I found this list on MSNBC.com. It’s an Associated Press compiled list of 25 things about Senator John McCain. I’m looking for a similar list about Senator Barack Obama. This is a neat way to feel we know the candidates personally. As a personality guru, I learned a lot about [...] Continue Reading…
Would you take this money?
One of the high school students in our church sent me this video link of the church in Long Island that recently had $3 million placed in the offering plate. The only dilemma for some is that the money was actually a winning lottery ticket. [...] Continue Reading…
“What I do in my private time is of no one’s concern but mine.” I’ve heard that line all my life. I wonder if that statement is less true, however, for those who are in leadership positions, especially those who desire to lead people towards some sense of a [...] Continue Reading…
Creative strategy is clearly at work in both major political parties this presidential election. Of course it always is, but this year almost seems more creative than others. Some of this has to do with the changes in culture and technology since the last election. It is crazy to [...] Continue Reading…
Americans are so boring sometimes. While we watch conventions on TV every night, work 45 hours a week average, and take less vacations than the rest of the world, some countries are finding ways to simply have fun.
Look what happened at this Tomato Festival in Spain. Be sure [...] Continue Reading…
A college girl from our church sent me a text the other night saying she was struggling spiritually to find her place. She spent the summer interning at a church doing inner-city ministry. Coming home has caused her to face the struggle of trying to know what God wants her to [...] Continue Reading…
I usually clean out my spam folder in my email account several times a day. I don’t like seeing that number beside the word “Spam”. This morning as I was doing a mass delete a thought occurred to me. What if all of these emails were not really spam? [...] Continue Reading…
The current debate is whether a believer could pray at the Democratic Convention for fear that he/she would be seen as endorsing a party. Frankly I don’t understand the dilemma and would think we would take any opportunity to advance the message of the Gospel on national television and [...] Continue Reading…
We have some funny people in our church…and perhaps some with too much time on their hands. Have you seen the Ron Edmondson for President Campaign? Even I thought this was funny!
Who knows? I’ve said publicly that even me, the usual politically savvy guy, was confused this year. [...] Continue Reading…
