Happy anniversary to my wife of 26 years! Although it hasn’t been a perfect 26 years, it has been the best 26 years of my life. Who would have known 26 years ago that we would still live in Texas with a ministry history unlike anyone else we have ever met? Who would have known…
Last week, I talked about the importance of reading the Bible in 2014. I hope you took to heart my encouragement to get started with a Bible Reading Plan. But as important as it is to read the Bible, it isn’t enough. We must also spend time thinking about what we’re reading. That’s the purpose…
We experienced two tragedies this week. On Thursday I saw an alert on Facebook that a church in Adell was on fire. The name didn’t sound familiar, but given the size of the community, I only knew of one church: Adell Community Church, pastored by a friend, Mike Wiley. A few minutes later, I received…
I have read through the Bible several times. Normally, when I get to all of the genealogies in 1Chronicles, I tend to wince and trudge my way through all the names. Perhaps it wouldn’t seem so hard to get through them if they had just named their kids normal names like Scott, Terry, Amy, or…
God said something very surprising in today’s Bible reading. “I regret that I made Saul king, for he has turned away from following Me and has not carried out My instructions.” So Samuel became angry and cried out to the Lord [all] night. (1Sam 15:11 HCSB) God gave very specific instructions to Saul: kill everything…
Recently on Facebook, a longtime friend posted a rebuke of Rick Warren, Pastor of Saddleback Church and author of The Purpose Driven Life. “Hey, Rick – “Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness? Or what harmony has Christ with Belial, or…
