It’s the beginning of a new year. That means that gym membership subscriptions are up. Maybe you are one who wants to make a difference in your fitness level th...
There’s a phrase we, as Christians, say often, but use incorrectly. The phrase is,“This is what God has called me to do.” People say this about who they should ...
I really enjoy watching war movies about ancient times. Almost all of these movies have an epic battle scene where men are lined up on a hill ready to charge th...
Church planting requires a level of flexibility that many are uncomfortable with. Things happen. On Sunday morning, the elementary school that you use for worsh...
Recently, several of us went to Promontory Point, Utah. If you remember back to your American History class, the golden spike was driven into the ground May 10,...
I read a “church planter’s survival guide” once that said that church planters should watch out for “bears.” It defined bears as those that would come into a ch...
I’m the type of person that could very easily be satisfied working on a project by myself. The beauty of it is I can see something from concept to reality, but ...
Being a pastor’s kid probably brings up all sorts of jokes and stereotypes. Many of them, unfortunately, have some truth to them. There’s a lot of pressure bein...
When I was in college, I played a lot of NCAA college football. I usually played on easy, ran up the score, and get the highest possible score I could get. Even...
When I was in seminary, the campus police chief started a gym in his backyard and had it open to any student who wanted to come by and work out. Every morning a...