Peace or a Sword

Peace or a Sword

If we look around the world today (much more than in the past) we find no peace, no civility, and no fulfillment.  Now many Christians would say that is because of that mean old devil Satan (we will talk about him later), but this thinking (and the doctrines that...
Selling Out to God

Selling Out to God

Paul tells us not to be conformed to this world, but sadly we are or maybe it is just me.  I often find areas in my life (that the Holy Spirit reveals to me) I think are insignificant, but in reality they are not.  Do you know God is very concerned about the...
What I Learned in 2010

What I Learned in 2010

Learning often equates to spiritual growth and development, but not always.  We hear the term spiritual growth and development or spiritual maturity, but what is the measure of spiritual growth and maturity?  Is it a certain amount of hours spent working for...
Enough is Enough

Enough is Enough

Make no mistake my friend God’s longsuffering will come to an end and when it does all hell will break loose.   I really feel America is on her way out.  Now I do not want to see this happen because I love America very much; I spent 24 years of...
In The Presence of the Lord

In The Presence of the Lord

In one of our guest bathrooms is an old wooden plaque that was in one of our kids room growing up that reads in part, God is watching you.  I wonder why we think we come and go from the presence of the Lord?  At church we often hear someone who is leading...
Just Serve the Lord

Just Serve the Lord

I do not know about you my friend, but life at times can be wearisome.  Even ministry (even in God) at times can be very tiring.  It seems the more we go and the more we press toward the goals established by God and us the more we seem to perish within...
Our Emotions

Our Emotions

   The church has become like the world, yet the world still wants what the church use to provide; God’s power to touch lives and transform hearts.  I keep asking myself, “where is the power of God in Churches today?” I would say one of the biggest...
Ministry 2010

Ministry 2010

      Last week Karen read me the end of an article that appeared in our daily paper. The article was about how the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, California was teetering on the edge of financial ruin.  It ended with these...