When is the last time life threw you a curve ball, you know something came up from left field and left you flat-footed, unprepared, and frustrated? Well hopefully after reading this blog, the last time will be the last time. Ok here goes…. When your gas...
Evangelism, is a word that scares many Christians. They don’t know how to start the conversation, they are afraid of rejection, they feel unqualified, they may feel like they are imposing on the person, and on it goes. Evangelism has taken on many forms over the...
The warm summer sun, a comfortable chair on the porch or patio, a cold beverage of your choice in one hand and a good book in the other, that’s what I call a fun afternoon. But with all of the thousands and thousands of books...
Oh No! That Wasn’t My Axe (2 Kings 6:1-7) This is such a simple story with such a profound lesson. Elisha the prophet that succeeded Elijah had started a “school of the prophets”but they were growing at such an alarming rate they were running out of...
Allow me to begin this blog by talking to you about how mentally healthy my years of motorcycle riding has been for me. The following is the signature at the bottom of my emails…. Chrome and asphalt put distance between me and whatever the world can...
The Bible tells us that we are fearfully and wonderfully made, skillfully wrought from the depths of the earth. Therefore all the things He has put inside you give direction to His purpose for you on the earth. Every person has worth and every person...
Before I tell you of my love affair with coffee allow me to give you a bit of history of this dark brew that captured me as a young boy. Let me take you back to Ethiopia in the year 850 AD. A young goat herder...
It is always a daunting task to write on the “Spiritual Disciplines”, so much has been written over the years that challenge the Christian to knowing God better through the avenue of a disciplined spiritual walk with God. Allow me to begin with a Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:6-8...
If you live long enough you will spend some time in the valley, St John of the Cross coined the phrase “The Dark Night of the Soul” to describe this valley/desert experience. You know when the bottom drops out and your world collapses, when the...
Communion, the Eucharist, The table, The Lord’s Supper, whatever you call it, it is a feast of the body and blood of Jesus Christ. When you ingest the bread and wine, you are receiving the mystery of the ages, you are partaking of healing, strength...