It’s Not Working
Churches try all sorts of ways to attract people to their services. Some focus heavily on music and large scale productions while others have turned to large youth oriented carnivals and rallies. Still others spend large amounts on advertising and market research. Of course many still rely on the ICP’s (incredibly corny phrases) posted on […]
Here We Go Again…Modesty
My good friend Jeremy Pate has a fine post on modesty. It’s rich with sarcasm but maybe that’s the best way to get the message out. Please take a moment to read I have nothing to say about modesty at his blog.
Blurry Vision
Many years ago a former boss was traveling to a football game in Mobile, Alabama. A decorated World War II veteran he suffered serious vision troubles because of his time in a prisoner of war camp. He was driving and chatting with a notable football coach who rode along with him. Suddenly, and without slowing […]
No Man Is An Island
John Donne, English poet, wrote that “No man is an island entire of itself.” The point being that we all are a part of one another and our actions impact others. How true! The things I do affects others today and well into the future. I am not isolated. I am not alone. What likely […]
Truth
Truth is everywhere. The lack of truth always results in the unraveling of whatever it is excluded from. When deception replaces truth between a husband and wife, the marriage will soon shatter. When truth is discounted in society, chaos will follow. When truth is removed from faith, false teaching and false hope result. The essential […]
A Swirling Vortex of Sin
The Bible is clear. The world will get worse. Just when you think mankind has begun to show some fear of God you find that our culture has moved even lower. “Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, while evil people and impostors will go on from […]
Grace: A Working Definition
Grace is grossly misunderstood by many. It is not a blanket forgiveness which allows, condones or encourages rebelliousness. Paul is clear about that (Romans 6:1-2). Grace was always described to me as “getting what you need but do not deserve.” That’s still pretty close but it is not nuts and bolts. It is not an […]
Brother to Brother – A Call for Love
Love is the fundamental quality of the Christian. Ironically, love is the hardest quality to develop, mature and maintain. Love is often the first casualty in any disagreement. When loves leaves, trouble comes. A lack of love is directly responsible for violence, crime, domestic abuse, adultery, church divisions and every other social ill one can imagine. […]
5 Tips to Improve Decision Making
Your place in life is the result of your decisions. There is no greater determinate of your life path than your own decisions. Even horrible external events cannot displace your choices as the greatest factors in your own success. A choice made 20 years ago often continues to impact your life today. It is ironic […]
Consequences
We awake this morning to the report of Whitney Houston’s death just hours before the Grammy Awards were to air. For those who followed the pop star it was a shock although maybe not so surprising. Houston was one of the true musical talents in the business. She grew up around gospel music and learned […]
