Hi,
I am looking for discussion centered on the Balanced Life. God desires that each of us have an abundant life, a balanced life. What does that look like? What does it mean to live a prosperous life? How do you balance your personal and professional life?
Many strive to balance [...]
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27 Oct
A Balanced Life
14 Oct
Remain Faithful
The Young Adult class recently finished a study of the Book of Revelation. Our study investigated the historical and prophetic theories from many theologians. As we studied and discussed it was apparent to all of us that the fear which surrounds the Book keeps many from seeing the main point made.
You [...]
14 Oct
Reflection and Confession
I have to confess: I have been reflecting on my ministry and I recognize very little growth, spiritual or otherwise. Doing a self examination can be a painful but growing journey. Asking ourself questions like, Why do I do what I do? What should I do that I don’t do? [...]
8 Jul
Granddaddy’s Promise
Growing up it was often hard for me to trust anyone. I had been hurt many times by unfulfilled promises of my parents. Now the hurt is long gone but the one thing I remember was my granddaddy always being there to pick up the pieces. Granddaddy had a way of showing [...]
7 Jul
Grace: Passive or Active
I was listening to a message on Grace from a fairly new TV ministry. Reading Paul’s letters to Timothy I am reminded of how, as pastors, we can take something good and misrepresent it in our messages. Grace is often preached from a passive perspective from the offenders viewpoint. This means that [...]
8 May
Experiencing God in the Small Stuff
This past week I had the opportunity to experience God in something small. I say small because the time that it took to relieve some inner anxiety was about 20 minutes. I had allowed an issue to bother me for so long that when someone finally listened to me it was as if [...]
26 Mar
Congress, Bailouts, and Prophecy
The stock market has began to move upward again due to some news in the housing industry. Many are predicting that this is the beginning of the end to the recession. For me, we let’s just say that I am not that optimistic. How many of these so called housing acquisitions are [...]
27 Feb
Heaven and Hell
I have been remiss in posting here lately. Not because I didn’t have any thoughts but I really have been overly busy with business in the church. But here is one that hopefully will get us thinking.
I teach a class at the community college centered on Christian Theology. One of the areas [...]
1 Feb
Discouragement, Apathy, and Hopelessness: Soul Murder Perpetrated By the Church
The economic crisis in America continues to take toll on the lives of many individuals. Apart from the numbers of individuals that are losing jobs, losing retirement accounts, and other assets, now it seems that many are losing hope. In the past week we have learned about a father who killed his wife [...]
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