Playing basketball was one of my favorite things to do when I was growing up. I would play in the mornings before school, in the afternoons after school, and in the evenings with the floodlights pointing toward the goal when things began to get dark. I guess you could say that basketball was my life. [...]
Truthfully, I am not the best when it comes to woodworking. But, early in my marriage I thought it would be something that I could master. I mean, how hard could it be? So, I spent much money to purchase the necessary equipment for me to build amazing things created from wood, sell my [...]
Many years ago, Jesus began a small group ministry with 12 untrained and uneducated men. The simple instructions were to "follow him." If I were one of the disciples, I think I would want a little more information before making such a life-changing and demanding decision. Not these guys. The request was to follow and [...]
Asiana Airlines Flight 214 from Seoul, South Korea, crashed at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday, July 6th, 2013. 307 people entered the plane from ramps and exited on inflatable slides through the smoke and fire. Things like this really make me think. We place amazing trust in people we don't know to take a 660,000lb [...]
If nothing else, I figured the title of this post would probably get your attention. Don't stop reading. This may be one of the most important things you've read in a long time. Do I hate small groups? NO. However, I can understand why some dislike the idea of small groups and want to attempt to [...]
If you’re like me, around this point in the summer, you are probably getting very tired of humid mornings, sweaty afternoons, and militant mosquito evenings. Let's face it….we are all looking forward to the fall. Now, when I say fall, I’m talking about that time when kids go back to school, summer vacations become memories, [...]
Churches throughout the world are seeing greater value in Small Groups than ever before. While weekly corporate worship times are great opportunities to worship God together, they are also the front door for many who visit the church. However, an interesting trend seems to be on the horizon. People are searching for community in church. [...]
Do you ever get that sick feeling in the pit of your stomach when you look up from your couch and notice an 18-inch crack in your family room wall? It’s a feeling that is really difficult to explain. What do we typically do? We quickly dream up the worst-case scenario. Our foundation is broken, [...]
I’m sure you are wondering about 168? Can you guess? Well, it’s simple. There are 168 hours in a week. Every one of us have 168 hours in each week. The question is, “What are with doing with those 168 hours?” I’ll tell you what we are doing. We do basically whatever we want [...]
It was very early in the morning. While Peter was denying knowledge of Jesus, Jesus was going through some of the most disrespectful times in three separate and illegal evening trials. At some point during the evening, Jesus had an opportunity to see Peter. During this brief encounter, and as Peter denied Jesus a [...]