Yesterday, as I was reading yet another article about Ted Haggard, the former pastor of a large church in Colorado who resigned after sins involving drug use and sexual misconduct in his life become public, I found myself thinking, –… Continue reading

Have you finished your Christmas shopping yet? Many of us still have people on our gift list without a matching present! We will venture out to make our purchases motivated in many different ways. Consider these… There is the CHEAP… Continue reading

I think I’ll re-write a holiday song, “T’is the Season to be pressured, Oh, oh, oh, oh, how much can I stand?” I am fairly certain that it is not just me that feels the weight of social obligations, family… Continue reading

In his book, The Cry of the Soul, Dan Allender tells the true story of Tom, a young preacher fresh out of seminary, who was struggling to be effective in the pulpit. One day a man from the congregation showed… Continue reading

Baylor University released a study in which they found that 92% of Americans believe in God, but that we hold “four distinct views of God’s personality and engagement in human affairs. These Four Gods — are dubbed by researchers as… Continue reading

We are doing a survey in our Wednesday evening School of the Bible. It’s been good to take a wide lens look at the Word, to learn again that within the individual dramas God was at work, creating and preserving… Continue reading

The doorbell rang at 6:50 PM and there at my front door, in the cold evening, stood two well-dressed, handsome boys. Their nametags identified them as “Elder ________” and I knew they were Mormon missionaries. When I invited them into… Continue reading

Shame rises in us when we become aware that we have violated accepted social or religious standards. It differs from embarrassment in that we can feel shame even when our actions are undetected by others. Embarrassment results when our failure… Continue reading

hob·by – an activity or interest pursued for pleasure or relaxation and not as a main occupation So what’s your hobby? Please don’t say watching TV or playing video games… sorry, that just couldn’t be helped! For many people, TV… Continue reading

She came to inquire about getting her children involved in the church. She was concerned about their spiritual care. She had barely opened her mouth when tears filled her eyes. The depth of her emotion startled her. “I didn’t think… Continue reading