“Don’t preach your doubts.” Someone once said that to me and it’s always kind of stuck. His point was we should aim to preach or teach with periods and not question marks. It worked for him and in my little corner of ministry it’s always seemed to work out for me. [...]
Random Dis-connected Thoughts
The Workshop is off and running. Wednesday night was incredible. Mostly we sang. It was heavenly. The lesson was outstanding. And challenging. Today I visited a bit with two superstars of the blog kingdom. Trey Morgan and John Dobbs. I felt as if I was in the [...]
The Plot to Kill Hillary Clinton
So, Hillary flew into a sniper zone while they were sniping. Consequently after the plane taxied to a stop the welcoming ceremonies were canceled and the first lady of the United States had to duck her head and run for cover. Actually, I’m not surprised. It was probably a part of the [...]
Confidence in Grace
The boy was at a church camp for leaders. Only the best were invited to attend. He participated in the classes. He sang the songs. He led prayers. But he was dead on the inside. So he wept.
After one of the evening lessons, in privacy, he confessed to another [...]
A Tale of Two Gardens
That the resurrection took place in a garden is a scrumptious morsel of poetic justice. It goes down sweet. A Hollywood screenwriter would be hard pressed to author a drama wherein the conclusion was so richly satisfying for the audience.
However, this time it is not the dialouge which satisfies the viewer but rather what is splashed across the screen. If you know [...]
Jesus 0′Clock
Living long term for Jesus can be daunting. Even exhausting. Believers live in a state of near constant tension. Any war is hard but how do you deal with an enemy who never surrenders, who never tires and who only retreats for tactical purposes? And when you are tired of fighting how do you run away from [...]
Adventures In Missions.
A week from Friday I will be at a mini-reunion of former AIM students (after the Friday night speaker at the Tulsa Workshop). I can’t wait.
If you don’t know AIM, based in Lubbock, Tx., is a program made especially for young men and women who want to help Jesus save people around the world. They spend eight [...]
This and That
I had a little snack this afternoon with my preacher – Terry Rush. Wow! He’s an encourager.
When I moved here to be the youth minister for Memorial one of my first experiences was to make a hospital visit with Terry. Up to that point I knew Terry primarily through the Workshop. I was 15 the [...]
Repeated Words and Phrases.
One of the best classes I ever had was one on how to study the Bible. First and foremost, nothing beats reading the text all the way through. Over and over. (Which is easy to do if you are studying Philemon.) As one of my teachers was fond of saying, “Read the Bible. You’ll be [...]
Sunday Morning at Memorial.
We had a great day. In fact it was awesome. The morning service was…words fail me…you just had to be there.
It was my honor to work with the worship team in helping the congregation remember the events of our Lord’s final week including His death and resurrection. Don’t worry – I didn’t help them by singing. [...]
