I spent the last two weeks writing about subjects that some people tend to view as controversial, (Tattoos, and Drinking) so why not continue down that road again and talk about giving. In all reality, the concept of giving should not be anything controversial at all, because what a person gives should be between them… Read More »
Drinking
March 15th 1986 is a very important day in my life. First off, my brother and a friend of his drove from Ohio to Iowa to see me, (when you’re in college 500 miles from home, that’s special) secondly, I met my wife that day (she wasn’t my wife when I met her, but obviously… Read More »
Tattoos
As I have grown older, my desire to engage in meaningless debates has lessened drastically. If social media was around when I was in my 20’s, I would have probably been one of those people who would post things just to create arguments, and to stir the pot. In theory, I have matured up some… Read More »
Thanksgiving
I am writing this the Monday before Thanksgiving, and I have to say Thanksgiving is by far my favorite holiday. I have 4 reasons for that… They haven’t completely succeeded in commercializing it. There is always lots of food. Detroit Lions are always on television. It is the one holiday that focuses on giving thanks… Read More »
Why the Church Struggles
It is claimed that G.K. Chesterton, a somewhat famous author and philosopher, once said “The best argument against Christianity is Christians”, while it’s not published in that form, what he did publish is “The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting, it has been found difficult and left untried”. While both statements have… Read More »
Judging Others
I preached last week on character; I typed that word so much that I even learned how to spell it. (That was not the case when I started, I continued to miss the second c) The interesting part is, if it wasn’t for spellcheck, I’m not sure that I would have noticed it, basically if… Read More »
Do You Love God?
Have you ever come across parents that never stop talking about their children (or pets)? They always have to talk about them, show you pictures of them, tell you how great they are. The reality is, Lori and I are probably in that class. I remember when our kids were little, we didn’t have the… Read More »
Being Wanted
There’s nothing like time away to make you view things from a different perspective. Lori and I just got back from Branson yesterday afternoon from attending he Missouri Baptist Annual Meeting (hence the late posting of this blog) and it caused me to think about a lot of things. One of the things that I… Read More »
Revival
For me last week was an exciting week. We had revival services. We started Thursday night with the Forman’s giving a free concert in the Bucklin Park that was glorifying to God and we served over 75 hot dogs along with chips and drinks to the community. Then Friday and Saturday nights and Sunday morning,… Read More »
God’s Work
On Sunday nights we have been going through a class on how to share your faith with others the way God has designed you. I have been enjoying the class, as I hope those in attendance are as well, but with all the knowledge that we gain, it is always a challenge to share our… Read More »
