It is no secret that I am not overly fond of Mondays. I apologize if that disappoints you, but I have never liked Mondays. Thanks to The Bangles 1986 hit, ...

I love to do biographical studies of the people we find on the pages of our Bibles. There is something about intentionally focusing on an entire life of someone whom ...

Over the years, I have been asked more than once why and how I went from being a solely expositional, theological church leader to one who believes and practices the ...

In 2011, my family experienced an unexpected, unpreventable catastrophe. When my wife, Amy, and her mom were on their way back to our house from picking up my birthday cake, ...

One of the amazing characteristics of the Bible is that its revelation is presented to us in transparency when it comes to the faults of the people on its pages. ...

Sometimes it lodges in pretty deep before we are even aware of it.  Somewhat like a blemish that appears on the face overnight while we sleep – we wake up ...

“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.” – Romans ...

In my previous post, I addressed the reality of the Christian’s periodic valley-like experiences. In that season we can experience one or more of the following undesirable realities:  1) dryness ...

Every now and then, 10 minutes in the bible will wreck me for about an hour.  Sometimes it makes me wish I had not even opened that sacred book at ...

So I got some folks perturbed with me this week when I made a couple of statements about my support of having armed security at churches. I was informed that ...

You don't always feel your faith, do you?  The strength that God has given you - there's not a constant sense of it being there each moment of every day. ...

There exists a place that Christians don't often speak of.  This place is unpleasant and, in the history of the Church, nobody has ever requested to go there.  But most ...

The weekend ends.  Your freedom is replaced with duty and responsibility.  Traffic is once again your enemy, and your next opportunity to avoid all your have-to's is approximately five days away. ...

The Puritan prayer handbook, The Valley of Vision, is a treasure in my personal library. Receiving some heartbreaking news this week, I took comfort from these words from that precious ...

In a very simple illustration during Sunday's message, Father gave breakthrough to many people.  I should not be surprised because the moment in the message was basically a last minute ...

There are a lot of things wrong with our country today but I would like to take a moment and highlight something that is wise, good and profitable with the ...

  "The worst evils of life are those which do not exist except in our imagination.  If we had no troubles but real troubles, we should not have a tenth ...

Here’s a risky confession for a pastor: I've found myself very recently spending much of my times of prayer calling out to my God as I ask Him where He ...

Speaking with an elderly lady in the midst of suffering, I hung up the phone yesterday after spending some time wanting to identify with her in her pain.  I've learned ...

Our minds cloud easily.  Clutter enters one worthless piece at a time and, before long, our thoughts are in disarray.  Somewhere along the line our emotions become tangled up in ...

The week is not yet halfway through and I've been welcomed into the lives of a handful of friends who are groaning with burdens:  two of my sisters in Christ ...

How many days have you spent with fear, dread or anxiety?  I've come to the conclusion that some level of one of those negative forces haunts me for a portion ...

How would you classify your conscience?  Some posses a sensitive conscience which pierces them quickly and deeply each time they transgress.  Others among us have a dulled conscience which has ...

What's the longest time period you have ever allowed yourself to remain discouraged?  Some people are naturally upbeat, positive thinkers, glass-half-full types of folks.  Others have to work hard at ...

Perhaps one of the most uncomfortable occasions in a Christian's life is to come to the conclusion that your faith is much smaller than it should be.  Usually this moment ...