Bev took a turn for the worse and is hospitalized this morning.  I am re-sending a message I prepared in April.  He spoke to me with it today. May it bless you again. God, the Creator, is King and Lord. … Continue reading

I love my calling to serve a local congregation as their pastor.  If I could, I would work for free! Why?  Because my heart is in this; it’s my life. I believe in the Church. She holds the key to making a better world… Continue reading

Missionaries came to our little church a lot when I was a kid. After we heard their stories and watched their slide show, we sang “I go where you want me to go, dear Lord; I’ll say what you want… Continue reading

Road trips are a ton of fun for me. How about you? One of the more memorable weeks in my life was one in the Summer of 2010 when Bev and I drove from Los Angeles to New Jersey. But,… Continue reading

From a natural point of view, the week ahead has the potential for stress. As I organized my calendar this morning, I could feel the grip of tension. And, it is only Monday morning! I opened my Bible and went… Continue reading

Good Shepherd Christian Academy, a ministry of the church I where I serve as the pastor, held 8th grade graduation exercises last night. It was gratifying to see kids who appreciated one of the strengths of our small school: the… Continue reading

A Christian man said to me, “Pastor, I dread the Summer time. Women show so much more skin and lust overtakes me!” That’s honest and wrong. I know that Fred’s struggle was real but because of his attitude, he was… Continue reading

  Early in my ministry, the church I served as an associate pastor assigned me the job of supervising the building of a new worship center. From early morning until late afternoon, I spent every day on the site, reviewing… Continue reading

Did you grow up taught to be content or to chase after more things?     We were not, by any stretch of imagination, a wealthy household! Combine four teenagers and a pastor’s salary with a wife who was dedicated… Continue reading

Holy Imagination Aren’t dreams amazing? They transport us to faraway places, allow us to ‘see’ those who have left us for Heaven, let us shake off the limits of time, or place, or even gravity! They can be bizarre, lead… Continue reading