The Notebook

A little girl was standing outside her Sunday School classroom when the pastor noticed she was holding a big storybook entitled, “Jonah and the Whale.” The pastor wanted to have some fun with her so he asked her, “Do you really believe that Jonah was swallowed by a whale?” The little girl fr...

It is not in our nature to give up control or to submit. It reminds me of a story I once heard: The captain of the ship looked into the dark night and saw faint lights in the distance. Immediately he told his signalman to send a message: “Alter your course 10 degrees south.” Promptly […]...

Over the next two weekends I will be performing weddings in Tennessee and Ohio. In Tennessee I will be officiating at my aunts wedding as she marries a sweetheart from years ago who was in the service with my Dad. In Ohio, I will be performing the service for a young man who was in […]...

  Last week I was notified that the church I pastor,Lake Ridge Church in Willoughby, OH., had been selected to receive a ChurchHealth Award from Purpose Driven Ministries. Purpose Driven is a ministry founded by Pastor Rick Warren and Saddleback Church inLake Forest, CA. Lake Ridge was a pilot ...

Sorry for the lack of posts the past two days.  I have been suffering from a new disease I made up, Post Snow Depression Syndrome. Yeah, right!  Truthfully, I am getting sick of snow. We have 1-2 foot drifts in our yard in certain places.  Enough of that. Is it narrow minded to think ...

Probably everyone in America and everyone in a first world country has heard of LeBron James. LeBron was probably the most ballyhooed high school basketball player in history. He has been the only high school bb player to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated. His high school team was shown playing ...

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?  BE CONFIDENT THAT JESUS CA...

Terri Schiavo has been in the news over the past year as her parents have been fighting to keep her alive as her husband seeks her death by removing her feeding tube. Terri suffered severe brain damage in 1990 following a heart attack. Pinellas County Florida Circuit Court Judge George Greer is expe...

“What About Bob" is one of my all-time favorite movies. In this  movie, Bill Murray plays the role of a guy who drives his psychiatrist insane. Bob was a pain. He was annoying… He was familiar. Most of us have a "Bob" in our life, and (s)he drives us crazy! Bob is an “extra...

How does God change us? How does the change process happen? Some of you are visiting today because you have seen a change in your neighbor or friend or boss or son or daughter that’s been so radical you’re thinking, “There’s something up!” Have you ever thought about how the change takes p...