Here’s an important question for you: What does it mean to have hope? In 1 Corinthians 13, the Apostle Paul identified hope as one of the three premier Christian attributes: faith, hope, and love. So, what is hope? Christian hope is not …
“What you think about God when you think about God is the most important thing about you.” What you think decides what you do. How you view God in your mind determines in large part who God is to you, …
God has been very gracious to our church by bringing us many new members in recent days. Sometimes, when I meet with new members, I share the story of what God has done in our church over the last several …
Church, the Lord is a great blessing to His people, and the Lord is a great blessing through His people. I have something today to remind me of the blessing of God’s people. I have a cowboy boot that belonged …
When I was a kid, I was part of the Awana ministry at Ardella Baptist Church in Lakeland. I loved Awana. Our church was usually really successful at the Awana Olympics. In fact, the winner of the local Awana Olympics …
Have you ever been in a situation where you simply have to put one foot in front of the other and keep going? Exactly two years ago today, we had a team of short-term missionaries in Costa Rica evangelizing and …
Think about your favorite restaurant. I have several . . . it’s hard for me to nail it down to one. One that comes to mind for me is Fred’s Market. I love me some Fred’s. I don’t go there often …
I’ve led many groups on church-related trips, all over the world. One thing that always happens with group trips is that group members ask a lot of questions. People want to know details. In my early years, I could get …
There are a few moments in history that are remembered for being powerful spoken moments. A few of those moments in my lifetime are . . . . . . in 2001, when George Bush spoke to disaster clean-up workers …
There are a lot of sayings related to living and dying. One of my favorites is from the Stephen King book and movie Shawshank Redemption, where Andy Dufresne says, “Get busy living or get busy dying.” Mark Twain said, “The fear …
