How much influence do you believe that your personal attitude has on your life? We would probably say that our attitudes are housed somewhere in our minds, our intellects. We believe attitude is primarily the outflow of how we are thinking. While I would agree with that line of reasoning, I would add caution that…

“From of old no one has heard or perceived by the ear, no eye has seen a God besides you, who acts for those who wait for Him.” –Isaiah 64:4 {ESV} I wonder how many of you who read today are in the midst of waiting on God for something. It is likely that most…

“Christian growth does not occur by behaving better but, rather, by believing better.” –Tullian Tchividjian Most Mondays begin for me with several hours spent emerging from the fog of a marathon Sunday the day before. It’s understandable why most pastors take Mondays off as it seems that we aren’t exactly at our spiritual best. Truth be…

“We know that when He appears we shall be like Him, because we shall see Him as He is…” 1 John 3:2 {ESV} This morning brought to mind something that I wish I would remember more often. In the midst of a fairly busy life, filled with demands and duties and delights, I suffer regularly from spiritual…

For many weeks God has been soaking my heart with some substantial desires on behalf of the people of Meadow. We are in our 49th year of existence as a local assembly and His grace to us has been nothing short of amazing. What a transformation has occurred since a small group of believers gathered…

There are occasions in the Christian life when your need drives you to a level of desperation for God. Sometimes that desperation motivates you to brokenness and it is there that God delivers to you what He has been working on your behalf. For many months, if not for over a year, I have sensed…

“The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. He will not always chide, nor will He keep his anger forever. He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great…

What an incredibly profitable time God gave me in Jacksonville while I attended the annual Pastors Conference at First Baptist Church. Nathan Young and I spent six consecutive days talking, listening, singing, growing and meeting other men in vocational ministry together. God was incredibly gracious to me as I went down to the conference with…

“You who seek God, let your hearts revive.” – Psalm 69:32 {ESV} Psalm 69 and 91 have been great friends to me of late. The 91st Psalm has reminded me of the awesome commitment of God to His own. I’ve been reminded that He is suited for timely rescue and able to be leaned upon…

“My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.” –1 Corinthians 16:24 I’ve enjoyed my time at the conference this week and have been challenged and edified by some of my fellow pastors. The teaching has been strong, substantive and perfectly timed as I am now realizing how discouraged I was becoming before leaving for the…