Do you ever feel like you have nothing to say? You stare into your blank computer screen knowing the deadline for a sermon, article, blog or book looms closer. You want to communicate but just cannot bring yourself to strike the first letter on the keyboard. Having the desire to make a difference with our communication is not the problem…
I have never found a high impact leader of influence who was not a reader. Involvement for over forty years with business, church and organizational leaders has validated this as more than just a maxim. My friend Dr. Jay Strack often says You will be the same person five years from now except for the places you go, the people you…
Transition is a natural part of the life cycle. Change from one life stage, position, sphere of influence or friendship to another begins at birth. Life transitions may bring joy or pain but all contribute to the formation of the person we become. Some we control while others just naturally come into our lives uninvited and unannounced. We must be…
“Anxiety is the natural result of doubting the character of God.” It was statements like this that caused me to form a love-hate relationship with the “Trilogy” written by my friend Pastor Phil Moser. If you are like me, I needed to hear this truth but did not want to. However, I found that all three of the books I…
“Meaningless, meaningless, all life is meaningless,’’ so King Solomon opens the book of Ecclesiastes. From the very first words he drives home his premise that life without God is purposeless. What follows is a detailed account of a man on a frenzied mission to experiment with every imaginable form of stimuli. It is estimated that Solomon’s wealth was approximately $1000…
My wife kept referring to it as the “wrong side of the road,” to which I would quickly counter “it is the correct side of the road in this country.” Just one of the many indicators that we were tourists in a strange country – aliens if you please. We tried to adapt to local custom. I even ate food…
“It’s a good book but I don’t know that I could say it is completely true.” “Yeah, I believe the Bible but I think it has errors.” “I mean…let’s face it. It was written by men so it has to have some mistakes.” “Don’t get me wrong: I really like the Bible. I just don’t know if it is reliable.”…
This is a guest post written by my son Caleb who is on a spiritual journey – a difficult journey that has included rehab. He is not out of the woods yet, but he is on the right path. I have chosen to share from one of the entries his blog which he calls “Jesus and Jerry Garcia.” I found…
A Review of Ken Davis' Book I was immediately pulled into the storyline of the first chapter of the book. Ken compellingly shared how his four-year-old granddaughter was lost and rescued in the rugged mountains of Colorado. The practical application he draws from this real life illustration is just one of many in the book Fully Alive: Lighten Up and…
May 11, 1975 marks a strategic decision in my spiritual life. I have chosen to repeat a blog I wrote last year concerning the impact of that decision. If you read it then, take a moment and read it again, if not…enjoy! I hate quitters! I know this is strong language and sounds insensitive. I do not subscribe to what…