10 Ways to be a Great Parent
None of us wants to stink as parents, but some of us just might be getting there. We want a positive future for our children and we want to see them succeed in every way. Our future is determined by our actions in the present, not the past. Today is the day to begin living…
A Bible Handling Code
Everyday many American display the flag of the Unites States of America outside of their home (weather permitting). They are proud of our country, even though she is not perfect. They are proud of the freedom in this country; for speech, for religion and for life. Without this country, many places in the world would…
A Father’s Day Story
A few years ago, I ran across this brief story and found it moving and making a great point each person can understand. I cannot remember where I first heard the story, but it concreted itself in my mind. I have used variations of it before and every time someone comes up after the lesson…
The Separating Factor
“I have given them your word, and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.” (John 17.14; ESV) The Word is the separating factor. As Jesus gave the apostles the word which would separate them, we have been given the word of…
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…
