I have the opportunity to visit a significant number of churches as I travel. It is always fun to blog about what God is doing in different congregations. Recently, however, I felt a burden for churches that are weakening. Notice I didn’t say “shrinking.” Some of the churches that I have observed weakening actually have …
Monthly Archives: October 2014
Your Life Is About To Change
It seemed like I was living “the dream” for three months. From January through April of 2006, I was constantly hungry. I ate everything in sight –pizza, steak, ice cream, candy bars- you name it. Every night, I would wake up 5-6 times and raid the refrigerator. On one occasion I ate an entire chocolate …
Nothing to Whine About
I make a distinction between whining and crying. Crying is usually legitimate whereas whining is never legitimate. I can be sympathetic to crying, but not to whining. My son knows that I have a “no whining” policy. I simply won’t tolerate it –no matter what the cause of the whining. He also knows that when …
A New Sword Drill For the Church
Growing up, I remember my Sunday school teachers having periodic “sword drills” where they would call out a verse of scripture and the class would have a race to see who could be the first to find it in their Bible (sword). Although its been quite a few years since my last sword drill, I …
Road Trip: Bono, Arkansas
Pastor Shawn Brandon is a “people person.” I could tell right away as he and his wife Janee’ greeted my son and me in the church parking lot. Shawn has pastored Herman Baptist Church for seven years now. He has a vibrant ministry as displayed by the enthusiasm of his people. Before the service, Shawn …