The Notebook

My wife, Julie and myself just returned from sunny Southern California where we received a Church Health Award from Purpose Driven Ministries/Saddleback Church during the PDC conference. While there we got to take some extra time and went to The Mission at San Juan Capistrano, took a boat excursion ...

I thought it is about time that I tackle the issue of Dan Brown’s blockbuster novel, The Da Vinci Code. I am sure that I am probably the first person to write something about this novel on a weblog! Actually, I wasn’t going to breach this subject at all, but after reading the book and [&...

I am more and more convinced that the family today is in crisis. Homes across America are hurting. Marriages are on the edge of divorce, husbands and wives are doing their own thing and aren’t “one” in their relationship. The kids are stuck in front of computers using Myspace, Xang...

John Wayne would probably roll over if he knew what we are about to do here in Ohio! The church I pastor is launching the first cowboy church in Ohio! Life Brand Cowboy Church will have it’s first service on Tuesday evening May 2nd in Newbury, OH. We are partnering with the North American Miss...

Well, actually Dave Ramsey is not “the man”, Jesus Christ is, but I wanted to get your attention. About five months ago, I finally took the time to tune in to a local radio station to a guy who is becoming wildly popular around the country and hated by the credit card companies. That guy...

That is a ten thousand-dollar time management seminar in two letters. NO. That ability to say no. You remember the anti-drug motto, “Just say No.” A lot of us are addicted to speed. Not the drug, the lifestyle. We’re addicted to the adrenaline it produces. We’re addicted to the lifestyle of ...

Luke 18:9-14 A major problem in our world today is religion. In fact, lots of people are turned off to God because of religion. Many people will not consider the claims of Christ because of religion. Religion is a problem. The problem is not simply because some people who profess to be religious sho...

When it comes to living a life of faith how does it work, this thing called faith. What does it feel like? How does it act? What does it do? How do you know the difference between somebody who’s living a life of faith and someone who is not? There are a lot of people […]...

Parents if you only knew what is on your kids myspace.com web pages you would probably have a cow! Or maybe some of you wouldn’t. My wife and I have had our experience with myspace and our youngest daughter last fall. It wasn’t that she was posting bad stuff out there, it was what her [&...

Luke 18:1-8 Why do we feel like giving up? Not making a difference We live in a time where people are giving up on marriage, jobs, family, church and themselves. The reason is we are placing our identities on our careers/job, family, possessions, and not on Christ. In other words, we base our worth ...