Five years ago yesterday, we officially began our journey of renewal and gospel ministry with the Emmanuel Baptist Church family. The months prior had been laced with many late-night wrestlings…
Christian Life
Standing in the Way of God’s Blessings…
I have debated with God’s clear voice of instruction to my heart. He always asks things I do not understand and cannot make sense of. He always presses me into steps of obedience…
Giving Grace in a Gotcha Culture
Can you imagine loving someone who wanted to kill you? Can you imagine having a broken heart of compassion for someone who hates you?
Make Sunday More Meaningful…
A healthy church is the most beautiful organization on earth, and makes Sunday the BEST day of the whole week. Would you like to make Sunday more meaningful to your soul?
11 Questions to Diagnose Church Health
What does a healthy church look like? How does a healthy church function? Here are eleven questions to ask in diagnosing church health…
When You Don't "Feel Like It…"
Do you ever have moments where your heart sort of just “crashes?” You hit a wall spiritually. Suddenly, you don’t feel like going to church. You don’t feel like reading God’s word. You don’t feel like caring. You don’t feel like exercising. What do you do in that moment?
Wanna Get a Cake?
A few years ago, my son, Larry, and I were on a preaching trip in Maine. On the way back to the hotel, we stopped at a grocery store—just a dad and son roving for snacks. This could be dangerous…
The Most Powerful “Thrive Factor” for a New Year
Have you considered recently the power of attitude—how much our attitude toward life and circumstances determines so many of our outcomes? Attitude determines whether I see an obligation or an opportunity…
Christmas Invites Us to Wait…
All over the world young hearts are anxious! Do you remember that feeling? Do you remember being taunted by those wrapped packages…
Take On Winter Like a Boss!
Do gray days ever get into your head? Maybe they do and you never thought about it. Maybe the gray days impact you emotionally in ways that never occurred to you.