Read these passages of scripture and watch this video of the last 100 years of history and then tell me we are not moving rapidly toward the second coming of Jesus Christ… Read the rest of this entry »

This morning, me and two of my boys are watching The Empire Strikes Back…

I happened to walk back into the room right as Luke was in the swamp with Yoda. Yoda was moving the x-wing fighter out of the swamp and onto land. After this, Luke looks at Yoda and, surprised that a small creature could move a giant spaceship, says, “I don’t believe it!!” To which Yoda responds, “That is why you fail…”

How many times do we as Christians fail for the same reason? Read the rest of this entry »

This morning I had the joy of spending some time in God’s Word and was struck by a passage in Psalm 12…

And the words of the Lord are flawless,
like silver purified in a crucible,
like gold refined seven times. You, Lord, will keep the needy safe
and will protect us forever from the wicked, who freely strut about
when what is vile is honored by the human race. (Psalm 12:6-8 NIV)

There were a couple of things that stood out to me in Read the rest of this entry »

Over the last three weeks, I have had the opportunity to learn three valuable lessons from three great teachers at Ada bible church. Once again, these are not new things but timely reminders of how we as Christians should be developing our character as we seek a stronger more vibrant walk with God.

The first was on humility, the second on gratitude, and the third on generosity. All of these are key elements in growing your Read the rest of this entry »

Last week, I had the opportunity to go an orchestra concert for my eldest boy. It was at that concert that I realized something that may seem fairly obvious but still was impactful. As I listened to the various musical pieces, I thought of how that represents life quite well.

Each of the different instruments have their part to play and sometimes it is beautiful and some times it seems like just a series of notes. But when it all comes together and everyone is playing it is an amazing sound…. Read the rest of this entry »

Well, it took us 31 weeks (of actual study – was longer with breaks etc) but we made it through Zondervan’s The Story. I have to admit, I went into the study last year expecting not to get much out of it, but boy was I surprised. Read the rest of this entry »