Jan 20, 2010

In ministry, we often are waiting and looking for “the next big thing“. This causes us to look and research and ponder and pander to things that often don’t really matter. One of the blogs I follow posted a link to the “Parable of the Toaster“, which as an IT consultant, I find true yet hilarious. As a Pastor, I find some grief in...

Dec 24, 2009

This was sent to me this morning by the Director of the West Central Baptist Association in Indiana Merry Christmas!!! Dirty American Farmer …one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses. Luke 12:15 Recommended Reading James 2:1-9 In the late 1700s, the manager of Baltimore’s largest hotel refused lodging to...

Dec 23, 2009

Are we truly giving God all He deserves? Last night at a Prayer meeting I attend, one of the leaders in our Men’s Ministry prayed a prayer that struck me and challenged with a few phrases : “God Help us remember it’s all yours, everything” - We in America in 2009 (soon to be 2010) are in much the same position that the Israelites  have...

Dec 22, 2009

You cannot get in the game if you do not know the rules: You would be not very smart to step on the football field without reading the rulebook or the playbook. In fact, the coach would be not very smart for letting you walk in the field in that condition! The Bible is our instruction manual for life. Everything we need is in there! If we do not know it, how...