This scripture is found in Matthew 16, and I believe it tells us four things we need to know if we want to be a vital and vibrant part of the church’s continual advancement.13 When Jesus came to the r...  Read More

Have you ever noticed how many statements we make this time of year? We make statements on what we value and what's essential through numerous mediums. One of the great ways we have traditionally made...  Read More

God has a big dream to change this world and Has a unique, significant role for you to play in it. Your role is bigger than the one that you are living right now and bigger than the dream that you hav...  Read More

This Christmas time, I am grateful that God is still doing some of the same things he did during the first Christmas time. As awe and wonder were found at the first Christmas, they can be found this C...  Read More

I imagine that the Advent Season excites God. His excitement surrounding the first Christmas must have been almost out of control, and like any proud parent on their child's birthday, I imagine he has...  Read More

In the passage below (Matthew 15:21-28), Jesus makes the emphatic statement that he loves it when we have “Great Faith“: Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22 A Canaan...  Read More

Wouldn’t it be fun if life came with a Remote Control? I can think of many sticky situations where it would be helpful to be able to press the fast-forward button to get out of! And then, of course, t...  Read More

Gratitude matters.As he sits down to dictate this letter to his Christian brothers and sisters at the Church in Colossi, you can almost see the Apostle Paul scanning through the Rolodex of his mind at...  Read More

In the favorite and famous hymn “Trust and Obey,” a wonderful line sings, “Then in fellowship sweet, we will sit at his feet, until all on the altar we lay.” The words are talking about heaven… and wh...  Read More

Few things in life give deep, abundant joy. Most of them occur after moments of great sacrifice and selflessness. However, God has reserved one special joy for all those who know Him. In the Church, w...  Read More

Many distinctive components separate Christian leadership from leadership within a secular organization. The servant attitude, our bottom line (people!), and the fact that we exist for those who are n...  Read More

The old sage John, so old he was carried into the house church by the younger men in the Church, has a lifetime of experience regarding what it means to live in the light of Jesus' love and life. As h...  Read More