The Notebook

This has been a topic that I have not written about as I get hot under the collar just thinking about the financial situation our government and citizens here in America are experiencing. Our government is bailing out the very segments of business that have for the most part been instrumental in the...

No right thinking, intelligent minded human invites danger into their otherwise safe life so we have been taught. Whenever I think of dangerous, my mind pictures the unknown lurking around the corner. Danger infects with fear and immobilizes even the strongest, fearless men and women. The mantra, &#...

If you want to know whether you’re a leader or not, simple — Look over your shoulder. Jesus said in John 10:27 “My sheep listen to my voice and I know them and they follow me.” I Cor. 11:1 Paul said, “Follow my example as I follow the example of Christ.” We all ne...

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In a study that gives credence to what many evangelical pastors have been saying for years, that America is no longer a Christian nation was made public today. The study from The Program on Public Values at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn. discovered that the number of people in America who claim ...

I really don’t like making this confession, but I will – I DON’T LIKE A LOT OF CHRISTIANS A stat from Ed Stetzer’s new book, Lost and Found: 44% of the unchurched agree (somewhat or strongly) that “Christians get on my nerves.” Why I Don’t Like A Lot of Christians: 1) ...

You have probably already read at the most of the news sites or feeds that Pastor Fred Winters of First Baptist Church in Maryville, IL. was shot and killed as he preached Sunday morning. As a pastor it worries me more and more that something like that could happen in our area and in our […]...

Being Great/Successful/ (whatever word you want to use) Requires Humility You want to be great? Serve. You want to be first? Be last. You want to make it to the front? You start in the back. You want to stand out in life? You step down. And you start now. And just start with the little things. W...

VisionalLife, the book I wrote last year is now one of 230,000 books available for the Amazon Kindle.  You can download it by going to VisionalLife: The Pursuit of God’s Passion The price is $6.39. Lot cheaper than the $11.95 for the print version....

History over the past two thousand years has painted many pictures of what Jesus looked liked and who he was. Many theologians and skeptics throughout the centuries have each had their idea of Jesus and the truth of the matter is, not a single one of them has done Jesus justice.  As I look back...