Today I celebrate 14 years married to the most incredible woman. My wife marrying me has truly been one of the best things that has happened to me. I love sharing this journey with her. I remember back to this day in 1996. It was one of the greatest days […]
I must admit something. I am not the most generous person in the world. I know some people who LOVE to give and are BIG givers. Over the past 2 weeks God has been speaking to me about what it means to be generous. He took me to a passage […]
We all know what time it is, right? It’s turkey time! That time of the year when we gather with family to gorge ourselves and watch football. Sounds awesome to me! But this week, in all your gluttony (which by the way is a sin), take some time to thank […]
Have you ever noticed when you want something to happen it always seems to take longer than you hope for? Right now, my wife and I are trying to build a house. We’ve moved out of our old house and are staying with her parents until we can get our […]
One of the greatest failures of leadership in the Bible is found in Exodus 32. This week I’m going to explore what we can learn from this story about influence. It’s a story about when Moses is on a mountain with God and while he was gone his brother Aaron […]
7 Myths about pastors continues… Myth#2 – Pastors are ‘holier’ than other Christians. I have experienced this and so has every pastor. People think because you are a pastor it somehow makes you ‘holier’ than everyone else. This is often why so many pastors crumble under the weight of expectations. […]
Over the next several days I’m going to write about 7 myths people have about pastors. A lot of people have ideas about what it means to be a pastor. Many come from their childhood or when their parents made them go to church. Some are picked up from watching […]
I believe that many people are turned off to church because of how people in the church act on Sunday. I have some friends that I have been trying to get to come to church. When I invited them to come they all basically said, “We aren’t good enough for […]
Lately, I’ve been challenged with my understanding of believing vs. hoping. Jesus often asked people if they “believed he could do something”. For example, check out this passage in Matthew 9:28-29: When he had gone indoors, the blind men came to him, and he asked them, “Do you believe that […]
Do you ever set goals or resolutions? I try to set some new goals for development and growth each year. Most of my goals are ministry based but some are for personal development. Here are a few of my personal goals for 2009: Spend more “down” time with my family. […]