Course Correction

There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death. –Proverbs 14:12 (NLT) A battleship appeared to be on a collision course with another ship one foggy evening. The battleship’s […]

Wait, Wait, Wait!

I don’t like to wait.  It seems like wasted time.  I always look for the shortest line in the grocery store, while driving, pretty much anywhere I go. But they who wait for the Lord […]

Letting Go!

I’m a fixer. You know the kind of person who has the great need to fix a situation, a relationship, and a problem no matter what. However some things just cannot be fixed! Learning to […]

Hope

I have hope as I prepare to enter this New Year. I have hope in a God who understands the struggle and pain; He is with me in the silence and rejoices with me in […]

Whose Fool Are You?

I’m a fool for Christ… I often remember the statement by John Wimber, “I’m a fool for Christ, whose fool are you?” At our recent volunteer appreciation night, the pastors all pretty much made fools […]

The Extraordinary

Have you ever attempted the out of the box experience? Have you ever trusted God to do something bigger than y0ur comfort zone? Greater than your imagination or beyond your understanding? If you have…exciting!!! How did […]

Below the Waterline

It is what is below the surface that sinks the ship.  (Think of the Titanic.) An iceberg can represent our leadership.  The 10% above the water is our skill.  The 90% below the water is […]

His Grace

I was reflecting this morning on my journey of faith throughout the years. I came to Christ when I was 15 years old and I never could have imagined the opportunities, places, people and experiences […]

Healthy Things Grow

Years ago, an older pastor shared with our pastoral staff that, “healthy things grow.”  It impacted me at the time and continues to impact me now.  Have you ever noticed that healthy things grow?  Plants, […]

Friendly Mentors

Be imitators of me as I am of Christ. 1 Corinthians 11:1 Give instructionto a wise man, and he will be still wiser;     teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning. Proverbs 9:9   Last […]