Jeff's Musings

Maybe the title of this post grabbed your attention and you wanted to see the lies that are in the Bible. I guarantee that there are lies in the Bible, but they are not spoken by God, Christ, the apostles or the prophets, but the Bible is full of lies. The first lies can be […]...

About two years ago, I got a call from a guy I had never heard of named Ed Stetzer. Ed called me up to say that he was planting a new church in Atlanta named Lake Ridge Church. It just so happened that I pastor a church in the Cleveland area named Lake Ridge Church […]...

In two weeks the annual convention of Southern Baptists takes place in Greensboro, NC. For those of you attending the Pastors conference, you will be treated to a debate between Al Mohler, and Paige Patterson on the topic of election. This should prove to be one of the highlights of the Convention f...

I have had the opportunity to read some wonderful books lately which include Erwin McManus’ The Barbarian Way and just recently Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller. When I first started reading Blue Like Jazz, I thought, “Oh great, another flakey Brian MacLaren type that calls himself a Chri...

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 ...