In my experience in leadership, There are typically two groups of people who are listeners, and those who want to solve an issue without investigating first. The listeners want to hear all before they decide…

My mom is one of the most stubborn people in world when it comes to drinking water. I can explain the need to stay hydrated, and she will show me a small 4-ounce glass and say, “I’ve drank enough today. This is plenty.” In her defense, she has never been a big water drinker over the course of her lifetime…

I wonder what weather people mean when they say there is a 40% chance for rain? Does this mean how much rain is coming today? Is it limited to just my area? Do they guess they have a 40% percentage chance of being correct?…

To understand these passages a little better, it is important to understand the three groups of people mentioned: the Pharisees, Chief Priests, and Officers. “The Pharisees were the more conservative sect of Judaism…

Have you ever had a time you couldn’t believe what happened only to realize later it was for the best? I remember being transferred out of a detective unit, back to an assigned patrol unit squad. As a 12-year veteran deputy sheriff, I interviewed for the permanent assignment in the Domestic Violence Unit…

Have you ever been in a meeting where someone will say something, it shocks you, and then the person continues on without anyone responding? In a meeting years ago, a lady began an argument with a supervisor in a meeting. Halfway through the conversation she threatened to sue…

In my previous pastorate a couple came into our fellowship seeking membership. The two began causing trouble shortly after their arrival. The wife came to me a few weeks after joining the fellowship…

There are those who are religious motivational speakers and those who are Biblical pastors. I see and hear both each week through television, services, or podcasts. The difference is clear though between the two. Clearly there is a difference…

When I first began student ministry, I had zero confidence in my abilities to teach. One day our Student Pastor (you know him today as your Senior Adult Pastor) asked me to begin working with students…

I remember responding to a riot one night on duty. I arrived one scene to a crowd of over 200. There were only five officers on scene. The upset crowd was mad about an arrest that day. As I arrived, I met with a former inmate, who was now a friend…

John Maxwell shares in his book, “21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership” great advice concerning #19 The Law of Timing: “Good leaders not only need to make good decisions, they need to make these decisions at an appropriate time…

For those of us who come from large families, some of us mesh better with other siblings. My youngest sister and I shared this common bond. Perhaps it was because we hung out with common friends, or shared the same temperament…

The sovereignty of God cannot be competed against under any circumstance. When Jesus answered the disciples, “Did I Myself not choose you, the twelve, and yet one of you is a devil?” Peter suggested He and the other disciples who remained had intentionally chosen Jesus…

There are times in the Christian life where the voice of God seems to be silent. Even when the heart in close relation with the Spirit of God there are times of silence from heaven. These times are times where we feel the most alone in our Christian faith…

One of the hardest things to see is the Gospel truth proclaimed, and people reject it. I know it happens every day. It still breaks my heart though. I hope those who reject it, will accept when God calls again…

When I arrived in Fort Knox Kentucky for Army Basic Training, a lot of grumbling occurred over the next 13 weeks of training. My father, a former Drill Sargent, taught me a few things before I arrived for training…

Transubstantiation: the idea that during Mass, the bread and wine used for Communion become the body and blood of Jesus Christ is central to the Catholic faith. Indeed, the Catholic Church teaches that “the Eucharist is ‘the source and summit of the Christian life.’”

I know many who feverously take great care of their bodies. They are good stewards of their bodies, but on the weekends, they abuse the same body they worked so hard the previous week. I guess I too could fall into this category…

Today, we live in an increasingly hostile environment against the Christian church. We see changes every year in society. Sadly, these attacks against the church increase every year. Consider this, “At least 420 acts of hostility against churches occurred in the United States…

Each of us has memories we can think back to some of the happiest days of our lives. Some were awesome, while others were not so great. When I was 13 years old, I remember a great memory. I, to this day, remember the exact place. This memory was with two close friends in my bedroom one afternoon…