Tuesday, October 13, 2015 Building People of Substance for Works of Power Look inside, Friend! In my ongoing quest to be a better husband, man, and pastor, I do a good deal of reading. A few weeks ago I was perusing a minister’s publication when I saw an article recommending several ways a pastor might … Continue reading Out of the Abundance of the Heart

While we live in these earthly bodies, we groan and sigh, but it's not that we want to die and get rid of these bodies that clothe us. Rather, we want to put on our new bodies so that these dying bodies will be swallowed up by life. God Himself has prepared us for this, … Continue reading Salvation comes with a Guarantee!

Yes, may you come to know his love---although it can never be fully known---and so be completely filled with the very nature of God. (Ephesians 3:19 GNB)      Lord, I know You love me, but I want to be filled completely with Your nature.  Show me more!

By taking a long and thoughtful look at what God has created, people have always been able to see what their eyes as such can't see: eternal power, for instance, and the mystery of his divine being. So nobody has a good excuse. (Romans 1:20 MSG) I love looking at the desert and seeing the … Continue reading No excuses

(3)  All praise to the God and Father of our Master, Jesus the Messiah! Father of all mercy! God of all healing counsel!  (4)  He comes alongside us when we go through hard times, and before you know it, he brings us alongside someone else who is going through hard times so that we can … Continue reading We’re comin’ through!!!

For the Scriptures say, "'As surely as I live,' says the LORD, 'every knee will bend to Me, and every tongue will confess and give praise to God. '" Yes, each of us will give a personal account to God.  (Romans 14:11-12 NLT)  Thinking how much the consciousness of a day of accountability impacts the … Continue reading There will be a test

We're able to stretch our hands out and receive what we asked for because we're doing what he said, doing what pleases him. Again, this is God's command: to believe in his personally named Son, Jesus Christ. He told us to love each other, in line with the original command.                    (1 John 3:22-23 MSG)  First … Continue reading Lovely living

Friday, August 14, 2015 Building People of Substance for Works of Power Shepherd the flock, Friend! We had such an enthusiastic response to our class in Mexico City, I thought I would share the talking points with you. The course is entitled Shepherding the Flock of God: Church Government for Dummies. Two facts drive the … Continue reading Out of the Abundance of the Heart

One more evidence that our nation has gone completely off the rails: we have a sizeable minority that see offensive and crude comments about women (or anyone else) as evidence of great courage, and the acquisition of wealth by any means as a qualification for leadership.  it is insane.  Our political process is now just … Continue reading Misogyny and unrestrained avarice as a resume

Friday, August 7, 2015 Building People of Substance for Works of Power We need each other, Friend. We just returned from our annual Congreso in Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico, a “suburb” of Mexico City. It’s always a great time, but this year seemed especially powerful. The theme of the conference was “The Power of the Local Church.” … Continue reading Out of the Abundance of the Heart