He leads me beside the still waters - Psalm 23:2 As an older elementary school student I played basketball in a youth league in our town. Most of you won't believe this, but I was on the Orange Team. I'm not kidding. ORANGE! Our team practiced each week either in a gymnasium or on [...]
He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. You can trust Him Trust is a curious thing. It takes years to build it and one second to destroy it. Trust is built through integrity and genuine care between friends. Many of you have been crushed by unfaithfulness from [...]
The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want I need a shepherd. Life sometimes throws us things that are so difficult and heavy that we simply want to give up. I can remember back in 2003 before I had my first lower back surgery. [...]
It's all in a name. I had the chance to personally meet John Calipari a few years ago. He is the coach for the University of Kentucky men's basketball team. We had a very brief conversation. He did not seem interested in anything I had to say. He hardly made eye contact and was [...]
In a day when so many people are encouraged to pray for God's financial blessings in their lives, God's blessing becomes a taboo subject in many churches. Big name pastors live in multi-million dollar houses, fly in their own planes, and suck the church dry for his own pleasures. So when we pray for [...]
Have you ever looked at Scripture and been amazed as the words jumped off the page and their meaning touched you in a very special way? That's what happened last night as I read through Psalm 133. It is a very interesting Psalm comprised of 3 verses and as David wrote them they focused [...]
Sometimes I wonder what God really wants me to do. I have tons of ideas, but how do they really work out? I think the key is to realize that while we may have plans, God is the one who orders our steps. What does that look like? How does God order our steps? [...]
I want to know why! If I don't get answers soon it will drive me crazy! I absolutely HAVE TO UNDERSTAND why God has allowed this to happen in my life. These are thoughts that seem to invade our minds and hearts often. It doesn't take much to disappoint and discourage us when we [...]
Maybe I'm just a guy, but when I look at a stoplight it becomes an enemy. I wait and I wait and I wait for it to change from red to green so I can get to my destination. It is only there to make me upset and cause me to be late wherever [...]
Do you ever just want justice because of some oppression or affliction? Someone wrongs you and you want to take care of it and issue your own justice. No doubt you would return harm for harm and cause things to simply be equal again. I've been there. Someone has said something about me that [...]