Wow talk about reading an article that speaks to where you are. As we get older and the dreams of youth seem just as exciting as ever and yet seem less attainable than ever it is a tough time. That is why people go through mid-life crisises. I read a book called the Dream giver…

This is the article that sort of inspired my last post. I think it is well worth the read. Real Live Preacher

I am 52 chapters behind, and that number was 81 chapters three days ago.  I am part of a group, a small group though it may be, that reads the entire bible twice per year.  That is “cover to cover” in six months, 6.5 chapters a day.  I hadn’t read in a while and so…

Well Dale that is a very good question, and I am so glad you asked.  I think that lesson can be learned from a story in Luke 10:38. Luke 10:38-42 (NIV) 38 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to…

I have always loved this picture and although I think it has been proven to be a doctored photo that does not affect my illustration today.  You will notice that in this photo you can only see about 10% of the whole, while the rest would remain unseen under the surface of the water.  I…

I am not a big fan of “worship” music. Todays stuff just doesn’t have the gravitas of some of the old hymns, that I love but the hymns didn’t have the musical quality so hymns redone is about my favorite things. That is all just a side bar because this is a song that I…

Choose this day… I guess I am just a crap or get off the pot kind of guy (never thought you would hear that in a ministry blog huh?), I agree with the Prophet Elijah: 1 Kings 18:21 And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if…

Hebrews 11:4 (NLT) 4 It was by faith that Abel brought a more acceptable offering to God than Cain did. God accepted Abel’s offering to show that he was a righteous man. And although Abel is long dead, he still speaks to us because of his faith.      “All things done for self will past,…

     It is really strange how God has to get a hold of you sometimes.  Last Sunday night after our, soon to be, regular poker game, my wife began to tell me about some of the conversations she and the ladies had while the men were playing.  She and Mel (One of our pastor’s wives) were…