Celebrating Freedom, Not Americanism
(posted : Sunday Jul 3, 2011)I love the United States of America. I am proud to be an American. I love the history of our nation. I believe as Christians, we should love our country. But we always...
View ArticleWhen You Feel Far From God
(posted : Friday Oct 29, 2010)Have you ever felt far from God? I mean, really really far from God? If we were at church or in Sunday School, the answer would be, "No, not really too far." We say...
View ArticleLoving Jesus When You Don't Feel Like It
(posted : Friday Jun 24, 2011)If you've been a Christian for any length of time, you have figured out that you don't always feel like one. Sure, sometimes you have those "mountain top" experiences...
View ArticleFinding The Ever-Elusive Will of God
(posted : Monday Mar 7, 2011)I was speaking recently with someone who said, "Well, we just have to see if we can find God's will...." That got me thinking. Is God's will lost? Is God's will really...
View ArticleWhy Go To Another Country?
(posted : Tuesday Jun 21, 2011)I just returned from 11 days in Peru. For those who do not know, in October 2008, our church adopted Matucana, Peru, and since have sent 4-6 teams there each year. This...
View ArticleGod's Undivided Attention Is On Me...And On You
(posted : Monday Aug 30, 2010)I was reading in my quiet time this morning from Psalm 104. In these verses, God talks about growing grass for the cattle, and cliffs for the rock badgers, and trees...
View ArticleStruggles
(posted : Monday May 3, 2010)Struggles. Sin. Mess ups. Whatever we want to call them, they are the same thing. I am talking about how we all deal with sin on a daily basis. Here is something I don't...
View ArticleThe American Pagan & The Great Commission
(posted : Thursday Jun 17, 2010) Some years ago, my pastor, Dr. Guys Sanders III, used a phrase I had not previously heard. The phrase is "American Pagan". This was his description of many in America...
View ArticleI'm Too Busy For A Daily Quiet Time
(posted : Tuesday Aug 10, 2010)I am sure that you have never uttered those words out loud, and certainly not to a pastor, deacon or Sunday School teacher. But most of us have thought those words. We...
View ArticleTalking About The Gospel Too Much
(posted : Tuesday May 3, 2011)I've heard this way too many times: "He just talks about the Gospel too much." My first thought is, "Really??" Is there such a thing as talking about the Gospel too...
View ArticleThe Real Servants of God
(posted : Wednesday Aug 18, 2010)This morning, we had a breakfast to honor our volunteer lawn crew. Each staff member (ok, so I had my wife do it) brought some food item in that they had made. As we...
View ArticleStephen Hawking Has More Faith Than Me
(posted : Tuesday May 17, 2011)Yesterday, I posted a link to a Foxnews.com article about Dr. Stephen Hawking definitively stating that there is no heaven (article available here). Dr. Hawking is an...
View ArticleFriday Night Worship
(posted : Friday Jan 14, 2011)At First Baptist, we are always interested in reaching more people with the Gospel, challenging those people to take the next step in their walk with Jesus, and to be...
View ArticleHolier-Than-Thou
(posted : Friday Oct 8, 2010)When I read the Old Testament, I tend to make fun of and look down on the actions and attitudes of the people in it. What? A golden calf for your god? That is stupid!...
View ArticleWould Somebody Please Tell Me Why We Do Summer Camp??!!!
(posted : Friday Jul 23, 2010)Almost every student ministry in America does some sort of summer camp. Some do their own camp; some band with other churches; some go to a pre-packaged camp. But do we...
View ArticleHigh Jump and Student Ministry
(posted : Friday Oct 1, 2010)When I was in middle and high school, one of the sports I participated in was track and field. I ran relays and did high jump. High jump was by far my best and my...
View ArticleIt Really Doesn't Make Sense
(posted : Friday Apr 22, 2011)Today is Good Friday. Today is the day that we remember that Jesus Christ, who is Almighty God in the flesh, died a horrible death on the cross, and that God "made the...
View ArticleWhat Ben Zobrist Taught Me About Change of Heart
(posted : Monday Aug 22, 2011)This past weekend I was a part of the Identity315 conference in Largo, FL. I was privileged to be one of the seminar speakers, and spent two days talking about Leadership...
View ArticleSharing the Gospel
(posted : Wednesday Mar 31, 2010)I was involved the other day in a conversation about health care and politics. (Talk about a lousy way to start a blog!) One well meaning person said, "Well,...
View ArticleDear Student Pastor (an open letter to those in student ministry)
(posted : Wednesday Apr 14, 2010)Dear Student Pastor, One of the greatest ministries we can have as student pastors is ministry in public schools. Getting involved in sports teams, Fellowship of...
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