The day before the Presidential Election of 2012, one of the candidates was coming through Seminole County on a quick fly-by before heading off on a whistle-stop tour of the country, hoping to snatch ...  Read More

Recently I was conducting a wedding, and it lead me to spend some time reflecting on the difference between a Christian and a civil wedding. Below are some of my thoughts*Covenants are important to Go...  Read More

There are so many profound questions about God's nature, heart, and character. Who is He? Does He like me? What does He want of me? Who am I because of who He is? These are questions relevant in each ...  Read More

I was asked recently what one of the most frustrating things about serving and leading within God’s Church is. This wasn't a hard question for me as this frustration often keeps me awake at night, pra...  Read More

Several years ago, I got scammed.I returned home from a LONG meeting… it was about 9:45 pm. To my surprise, the kids were still awake, and Tracie’s first excitable words to me were, “You’ve won a car!...  Read More

“….And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock, I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.” – Matt 16:18The passage above has perhaps been one of the most discussed i...  Read More

t Jesus Christ wants to transform the world. His message, life, and power is the only force that can. To do this takes a healthy balance of Christian discipleship and influence. Many are familiar with...  Read More

I have been recently thinking a lot about the issue of brokenness. A state of our heart that we often want to overlook, dismiss and wash away in so much of our feel-good Christianity. I am increasingl...  Read More

I have invented a new term this week - “zealousy.” It’s not a real word, but I want it to define how, with great zeal, we must share God’s jealousy for those people and things that are allowed to riva...  Read More

Little is known or shared about a guy called Lamech … don't leave the kind of legacy we would want. Lamech was the great, great, great-grandson of Cain and had two wives and at least a couple of sons ...  Read More

One of my favorite passages of scripture has been, for many years, the clear, simple instructions that are found in Micah 6:8. These concise words state how it is that we should live if we want to ple...  Read More

Brokenness is a state of our heart that we often want to overlook, dismiss and wash away in so much of our feel-good Christianity. I am increasingly convinced that brokenness is essential if a followe...  Read More