The Original Document
Due to the political craziness, growing debt, roller-coaster unemployment and “don’t have a clue” politicians, many want to return to the founding documents (Declaration of Independence, Constitution and the Federalist Papers) to strengthen our nation’s unity and priorities. They reason many want to return to those documents is their desire to find the hope and…
The Key To Church Growth
As the clock is about to chime 3:00 am here I sit with my journal. My family rests soundly upstairs underneath blankets on a cool morning. My eyes have been opening and shutting throughout the night while my mind races about building a strong congregation by bottling up the oldest formula for church growth. The…
The Decision Beyond Roe vs. Wade
Close to one year following the shocking Roe vs. Wade decision, the country was seeing the immoral act of an irresponsible nation as they covered their mistakes by depriving the innocent of “life, liberty and pursuit of happiness.” While our nation began living in the atrocity of moral decline, the choice of selfishness, now made…
The Danger of “What if…”
Human understanding is great to the human mind, but it can be fatal when adding a dose of emotions which overtakes personal responsibility. When personal understanding is based on unstable emotions, as opposed to responsible thought, the human mind tends to side with emotions instead of truth. Religiously, the “what if” game is a dangerous…
The Anger Problem
“Anyone can become angry. That is easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose and in the right way—that is not easy.” —Aristotle How angry do you have to be to hear a donkey talk then you talk back to it without…
Ten Verses a Government (and its people) Should Heed
#10 – Samuel’s Words to Israel He said, “These will be the ways of the king who will reign over you: he will take your sons and appoint them to his chariots and to be his horsemen and to run before his chariots. And he will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and commanders of…
Take Five Minutes Today
“But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.” (Hebrews 3.13; ESV) I am not the great encourager, but I try to pick up folks when they are down. It is easy to encourage someone, give them them a…
6 Reasons Why I Do Not Attend Your Congregation
This is written from the perspective of a visitor. A few years ago, my family and I took the entire month of February away from local ministry and travelled to various congregations, both near and far, and enjoyed some time with our brethren. We learned much about the attitudes of congregations towards visitors and it…
“Before you can change the world, you must change yourself.”
“Before you can change the world, you must change yourself.” I have heard the above quote many times, but have no idea who said it first. The quote is absolutely true, we must begin to change ourselves before we change the world. When we change, the world sees a change in us and they want…
21 Reasons I Choose to be Happy
Today is Monday and I will be happy. I choose the happiness of a Monday, consciously and actively. I will not complain about my health today because I am alive to appreciate the health that I do have. I will not gloat over the small of things, because the smallest of things try men’s souls…
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