The Notebook

If we want to be a true Christian ourselves and live an authentic Christian life, it is imperative that we understand the essence of real Christianity and not be taken in by a caricature. Additionally, it is vital that the world see the real thing, not some pale substitute impersonating the genuine ...

In 1974, when I was in the 8th grade there was a book that our English class had to read titled, "The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe." It was the second book of C.S.Lewis’ adventures of a land called Narnia. I vaguely remember what the book was about, with the exception of the all...

If you noticed, I haven’t had any posts in a couple of weeks.  I have been using spare time to begin outlining a new sermon series that will start in January.  The title of the series is "Who Is Jesus" and it will cover some areas of Jesus’ life that we don’t sp...

I am going to embark further into a topic that I whisked over in yesterday’s post, the seeker sensitive church.  As I look across the church landscape today, I am really amazed at the number of churches that are getting on the sensitive seeker bandwagon.  This is a movement that has ...

Move over mega-churches, forget about seeker sensitivity, the day of the teaching/relational church has arrived. It’s not that churches like Saddleback and Willow Creek are no longer relevant or will not continue grow, on the contrary.  There will be thousands of churches that will make i...

At the beginning of the year I am going to be teaching on "Who Is Jesus" at Lake Ridge Church. We are going to be looking at the historicity of Jesus, his background, and then spend several weeks examing the stories that Jesus told and try to dig out truths that will develop in us [&hellip...

After yesterday’s post on ‘The Submerging Church’ it seems logical to delve into what I believe is the last frontier. If you are into the scientific arena, when you hear the term "last frontier" you immediately think space, specifically outer space  – our galax...

If you are a Christian web surfer or a peruser of Christian print media, you have no doubt seen or read something in regards to the "Emerging Church", hereafter referred to as EC.  The EC movement is sweeping the globe and is making serious headway into the American church culture. I ...

What’s heaven like? I Cor. 2. Heaven is like nothing you’ve ever seen! "Eye has not seen and ear has not heard all that God prepared for those who love Him." You take the best day you’ve had on this earth, the greatest thing that’s happened to you on this earth, and...

Is death just the end and there is nothing left after that? Not at all! We immediately suffer or enjoy the consequences of what we’ve chosen here on earth — for eternity. Our life here on this earth — the impression we make — isn’t how good we are or how great we look, ...