I’m in the Orlando, Florida area this weekend speaking at a God Encounters young adult event that is focused on moving people to a 24/7 worship
experience. My family
is joining me today (Friday) and we’re going to Disney World on Monday. It’s really warm and muggy here!
I was thinking this morning about what kids must be thinking when they come here to Orlando to visit Disney World? For a...
In June of this year I was asked if I would be interested in interviewing for the position of division leader for men’s small groups at my church. At first this kind of caught me off guard. I currently lead our recovery ministry at church and the thought of doing something outside of that had never crossed my mind. After praying over and talking about this possibility with my wife and a...
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Lord I'm tired
So tired from walking
And Lord I'm so alone
And Lord the dark
Is creeping in
Creeping up
To swallow me
I think I'll stop
Rest here a while
A Prayer
God, as I sit here on vacation, so many thoughts are running through my mind, as if I were a hamster running as fast as I could in an unstoppable...
The stats of the porn industry are staggering. There is a stat that every second $3,075.64 is being spent on pornography. That every 39 minutes a new pornographic video is being created to be released in the United States. 8 percent of all emails sent are pornographic in nature. There are 4.2 million websites and 420 million pornographic pages available for teens, children, husbands, fathers,...
This has been on my mind for some time. I must confess that I have been very guilty of this in my life and I have done it more times than I would want to admit. The Christian community has been accused of killing their wounded. Some would even say that we rejoice when one of our own stumbles, falls, or sins smashingly. What happened to us? How did things get this way?
I trace my own issues with...
I can eat with the best of them. Really, in some ways I feel like I can hang with Joey Chestnut (winner of Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest several years running). I have always liked food- it’s delicious, a comfort; a great way to have fun with people. Over the course of a few years (it seems like mainly after getting married, but no excuses here), I have gained some weight, almost to the...
I know. I get it. Why the risque talk? What am I going for here? What am I getting at? Look back at the life, particularly the words of Jesus. Every time he had an opportunity to address the masses, he did so in a very real and poignant way. And every time he not only left them with a great message, he left them considering something: Now What? Really, that’s the same thing going on here.
There is this passage in 2 Samuel 6:14 where King David is bringing the Ark of the Covenant back home. This got me thinking-...
Proverbs 5:19
A loving doe, a graceful deer— may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be captivated by her love.
Words we don’t all too often think of when it comes to both scripture and our wives. In fact, I don’t even think I have ever heard a sermon preached on such a verse. Maybe it would be wise to go verse by verse through Proverbs, or maybe even Song of Solomon. Who...
This morning at 200a came way to quick. The wife and I were awoken to the sound of what seemed like dying cats coming from inside the house, an interesting feat to think of since we don’t have any cats. So I got up out of bed, put on some shorts just in case some cat wrangling was needed and headed out to the living room where the noise was coming from. Much to my surprise and total dismay,...
