I conducted the funeral of an old saint yesterday who stepped into eternity after 93 years journey here on earth. Standing to one side of the room, prior to the service, listening to an hymn playing over the sound system,… Continue reading

Tim Blixseth, a 57 year old billionaire, used the shame of his childhood poverty as motivation. As he sat in his French mansion surrounded by opulence, he recalled being 5 years old in the welfare lunch line at his school.… Continue reading

Nobody likes making mistakes publicly. When I am in front of the church on Sunday morning, it is my desire to be prepared so as to help the worship experience to be seamless for those who are in the congregation.… Continue reading

Georgia is enduring a terrible drought, down to a few weeks of water reserves. Earlier this week, the governor of the state called a prayer meeting on the steps of the state capitol building. An atheist from Atlanta decried the… Continue reading

The church I grew up in was big on testimony time in the Sunday night service. For the uninitiated, it was a kind of ‘open mic’ time when people stood to tell what God had done for them or at… Continue reading

It was one of those situations that can only be filed under the label – “Beyond Explanation.” Last week Pat Robertson endorsed Rudy Giuliani for the Republican nomination for President. The preacher who has advocated for the protection of the… Continue reading

An oft-quoted proverb, attributed to the Chinese, says:If your vision is for a year, cultivate wheat!If your vision is for a decade, cultivate trees!If your vision is for a lifetime, cultivate people!Yesterday, I was taking an inventory, sorting through the… Continue reading

Who can explain the ‘why’ of worship, the combination of soul and Spirit that produce those amazingly wonderful moments when the Presence of God rains down on us? Yesterday in our prayer time at the Assembly, as I moved from… Continue reading

Ever been to court? Tradition, ritual, and deliberation are the ideals of the courtroom. Why? Because when we are accused of breaking the law or when we have a claim for compensation, we want a person who is fair, thoughtful,… Continue reading

I like to think I’m a good and responsible man. I keep my yard trimmed, my car clean, and my desk orderly most of the time. I pay my bills on time, watch my credit score, and take my vitamins.… Continue reading