Hardware and Heartware

Maybe the reason He hasn’t gotten us a custom fielder’s glove is because we wouldn’t use it properly yet. Maybe He wants our heartware to be up to speed before He can give us the hardware to support it. . . . → Read More: Hardware and Heartware

Sermon Titles

I’m finishing up with the 3rd of a 3-part sermon series this weekend.  As I’m working on it here on my laptop I was thinking of what to title this sermon.  I usually give them titles because it’s a basic way to reference them at some point in the future, and it gives it a truth-in-labeling . . . → Read More: Sermon Titles

Here At A Crossroads

You know what? God never promised _________. He did promise a lot of things. And we named our church Promise based on those promises. So instead of hoping to fill in the blanks, I’m going to choose to walk in the path that’s already laid out. . . . → Read More: Here At A Crossroads

What’s Really Going On Here?

I did a sermon series called, “What’s Really Going On Here?”  It was about how God works in the background on things you and I don’t see.  Throughout history He has shown His hand, but not at the times Man has wanted; it was in His sovereign timing.  Everything turns out okay in His plan, but . . . → Read More: What’s Really Going On Here?

Silk Purse From A Sow’s Ear?

Anyone who says they don’t have sin is lying. The Bible says that clearly. It means everybody. Everybody. Not just people who haven’t reached some imaginary place in this life. Everybody. So why would a perfect God trust a perfect plan with a perfect goal (making a silk purse,) to an imperfect bunch of sow’s ears like us!? . . . → Read More: Silk Purse From A Sow’s Ear?

Momentum

Saturday night our son had a baseball game.  He’s really a great 12-year old player, and yes: I would say that even if he wasn’t my boy.  So he hits a double, steals 3rd, and on the next pitch the cather drops the ball so our son is running to steal home.  The pitcher runs to . . . → Read More: Momentum

Emergency Preparedness

This morning Karen got a call from our Storage Unit manager.  Their maintenance guy had come across our unit; the lock was gone, the door was hanging open, and the room was empty.  Empty.  All of our stuff was in our storage unit!  Our microphones, speakers, amp, pulpit, video projector and screen, everything! 

Karen called me so . . . → Read More: Emergency Preparedness

Tithes (And Another Thing…)

I was thinking about the previous post and I remembered talking with a friend one time about tithes.  This was years ago when we were in Amway, so maybe put that 18 years ago or so.  The leadership (read: diamonds and above,) really did preach God, family, country, free enterprise — at least the organization we . . . → Read More: Tithes (And Another Thing…)

Tithes (Don’t Skip This! It’s Not [only] What You Think!)

By the way, this will work for you too. I don’t have to guarantee it…God does. . . . → Read More: Tithes (Don’t Skip This! It’s Not [only] What You Think!)