The Notebook

He has sold as many records as the Beatles and Elvis. He has his own fantasy land modeled after Disneyland in Anaheim, CA. He is admired by millions around the world. He seems to have it all – fame, success, and money. I remember growing up in the 60’s and 70’s and seeing the Jacks...

I am the official time keeper for the Fairport High School basketball games. I get to work the clock at the ball games once or twice a week. This week as I began to prepare, I began thinking about how I am able to control the time literally with the flick of a switch. I […]...

Freedom. What a word! It means we have the power to make our own decisions that effect our lives. Here in the United States, we have never known it any other way. Our parents, grand parents, great grandparents and their fathers and mothers knew what it was like to be free to decide where to [&hellip...

Last week, Glen Richardson, worship leader at Lake Ridge Church gave me a copy of Time magazine dated Janauary 17, 2005.   The cover story was titled, "The Science of Happiness."  The article deals much with the "psychology" of happiness.  Some interesting sta...

Your worldview is simply the lens through which you perceive reality. There are really only two categories of worldviews. One is a natural or materialist worldview, what people today call the scientific worldview. This view says that man by his reason can figure out how the world works and that man ...

Recently I read a men’s article with the sub-title: The 327 Things You Need To Do To Be A Good Christian. While I’m exaggerating, the underlying theme frightens me. I have heard several speakers and communicators with good hearts tell men in their messages about the many things they &quo...

Vision is about change because it sees a preferred future from the one that exists at the present. In order to get to the preferred future, things are going to have to change and change is a difficult thing at times. It will cause discomfort to you and those around you, so be prepared. However, [&he...

Open Your Eyes The first habit that you need to practice is prayer. We get so busy that we overlook one of the most effective and joyous elements of God’s vision. I have taken prayer for granted in all areas of my life at one time or another and my spiritual life has suffered for […]...

Don’t buy into the lie that fulfilling your dream or achieving God’s vision is too hard. Many will come along and because they have never reached out to do great things, they will discourage you from living God’s vision. Don’t expect this vision process to be easy either. It takes WORK. Yike...

What seems like an impossibility to us, is a possibility for God. Every great achievement that has ever been accomplished in ministry or any other area has been done because somebody had a dream. Nothing starts happening until somebody starts dreaming. When we deal with vision in these writings, we ...