On the plane ride home…
Good Morning! I had a long conversation with a woman on my way home from Boston. I never tell people I’m a minister when I first meet them because they…
Don’t let what happened to you, be bigger than what Jesus can do for you.
Good Morning! I know you’ve been through some hard things. We all have. We all have our share of discouragement, emptiness, and defeat. We’ve all lost people we love. We’ve…
What I love most about Easter
Good Morning! What I love most about Easter is surprising people. Every Easter people go to church and expect nothing to happen. They go to church because someone invited them.
It’s hard for me to comprehend
Dear MiddletownChristian The faithfulness of Jesus is not dependent on our faithfulness.Our commitment to Jesus is sketchy, but he is fully committed to us. He knew his disciples would fail him…
It is through his divinity that we connect to his humanity
I read a sermon by Martin Luther King Jr. on Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane this week. Gosh, he was brilliant! The sermon was about the painful emotions Jesus…
Too scared to preach
When I was a student at TCU I developed an intense fear of public speaking. You may find that hard to believe. But I got light headed and felt like…
He stinketh
The message this week is about the power of God’s love. A love that is not afraid to be in the presence of brokenness. A love that is not afraid…
Chosen by God
We all know how it feels not to be picked. Whether it was as a kid and we were the last one to get picked for the team or as…
Such a beautiful morning
Before dawn I took a walk in the moonlight this week. It was as beautiful a morning as I could remember. As I walked, my prayers had an energy attached…