Here is the cold, stony, dark reality for all humans: we were born sinners. The problem has always been sin.  As a matter of fact, there were no problems at ...

I have no shame in admitting that I enjoy watching the Atlanta Braves play baseball on television. I've been doing it since I was ten years old, eagerly tuning in ...

You need to watch out for them because they are everywhere.  You work with them.  Some of them live in the same house as you.  Churches can be filled with ...

Today, it would serve us well to slow down a bit, catch our breath from the weekend, and think upon the patience of God.  We look at a world blanketed ...

God created the cosmos from nothing. God formed man from the dust of the earth and breathed life into him (Genesis 2:7, 21) God established an innumerable host of angels ...

Recently, we finished up a 6-message Wednesday night series that focused on worship scenes which take place in the Book of Revelation. That series (along with all other series & ...

Vacation breaks are always good for me on some level. God wired me to work, to accomplish and to complete tasks, and I enjoy living out the purposes He has ...

If you did not read my previous two posts concerning the activity of Satan against you, then please check them out so that you can properly celebrate what is written in today’s ...

Here comes one of the most frantic days of the week. Before it swallows us, here are some things that I hope are on your To-Do list.  Ready, set, Go! ...

Allow me to provoke you to consider something about the Kingdom today.  Most followers of Jesus are clear concerning our mission as the people of God.  We are called to ...

Once the Father births a vision in your heart, you become connected to a sense of meaningfulness about why you are here on planet earth.  Most people never experience this ...

King David is my favorite person in the Old Testament.  A very rare mixture characterizes David’s heart as a man who was both a poet and warrior.  He wrote beautiful ...

It is the week of Easter and I sense His victory, His death-defying power and His unapologetic trouncing of all that opposes Him. I spent this morning reflecting on the ...

It is important to preface my thoughts today with an acknowledgment: God reserves the right to move His people from one place to another, from one set of priorities to ...

It was the hottest day of our time in Africa during our mission late last year.  Part of the morning had involved me preaching a couple of times to more ...

It is Easter Sunday and I am thrilled to be saved.  My heart rejoices on this Sunday every year because I get to look heaven's guarantee in the eye and ...

Each week I am a happy witness to scores of people engaged in Kingdom work.  Much of life connects with others who have been given a passion for advancing the ...

This week Amy and I have been privileged to share the weight of some burdens that others are carrying.  We have been blessed to listen and to pray while the ...

There is some news of which we stand in need of regular reminding.  This is not theory nor fanaticism nor false alarm.  What I wish to remind us of today ...

The calendar has turned, the confetti has fallen, the hangovers have passed and life's grind resumes for everyone as holiday tunes and Auld Lang Syne fade out for another twelve ...

The wise king once wrote, "Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring." Solomon's statement found in Proverbs 27:1 is only one among ...

Every now and again it happens.  It finds you, ambushes your soul and wraps you up, fully owning you for a moment in time and then it disappears, leaving a ...

Your life is always in flux.  You are growing, aging, changing, becoming stronger in some ways and finding yourself weaker in others.  People move in and out of your life ...

What's the current temperature in your pressure cooker?  It's ironic that we who live in a world of advanced technology which is supposed to breed unprecedented convenience, instead find ourselves ...

So my friend, David Price, emails me from England the other day to ask me if I've been laying off the KK's.  Perplexed, I asked him what in the world ...