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Cherished

October 15, 2014 / / 0 Comments

Want to know what works? It’s easy to sit back to be an armchair quarterback and have no skin in the game. But the real work happens when you put into action all the things you’ve been thinking and talking about.

butterfly_PNG1000I recently picked up a book written by a young lady who was trapped in a bad situation. Her young years were horrific. Then she began to believe that’s all she was worthy of receiving was horrible things. Her name is Polly, and she has an amazing story to tell. I’m not an emotional guy but I was emotionally wrecked as I turned through the pages of her book Cherished: Shattered innocence. Restored Hope.  Continue reading

A bridge with no purpose

October 10, 2014 / / 0 Comments

Ever heard of the Choluteca Bridge? The Choluteca Bridge is in Honduras. When it was built, it was an architectural marvel. It was designed by some of Japan’s top engineers. The design was important because the area was known for its hurricanes and massive rain storms. The bridge was massive! It was built to last forever, well nearly forever.

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The answer is always Jesus

October 8, 2014 / / 0 Comments

I remember growing up going to Sunday School. Most of the time as a child I really wanted to go, but even on the days I didn’t there was no question! Mom and Dad made sure I was there. One truth kept popping out week after week. The answer was always Jesus. It seemed that the questions always were structured in a way that led us to answer Jesus, with the occasional bible or God thrown in for good measure from time to time.

When did we get away from that? I don’t know when it was, but as I look back there seems to be a point where the answer is less & less Jesus and more & more tradition or how we do it. I can’t put my finger on when it happened, but I remember when I first realized it.  Continue reading

Spiderman and Jesus

October 6, 2014 / / 0 Comments

I recently had the opportunity to perform a wedding ceremony for some friends of mine. The theme of the wedding was admittedly a first for me. You see the bride was a huge fan of Disney Princesses, and absolutely loved Rapunzel. The groom however wasn’t much a princess man, well with the exception of his bride! His passion was superheroes, and specifically Spiderman. He believed that Spiderman was the best superhero ever. Spiderman.Jesus

The other unique piece for me was our conversation prior to the wedding ceremony. They both indicated that they would like to have a simple ceremony and not too churchy because we’re not very religious people. My wheels started spinning right away. What was I going to do? I believe the purpose of a marriage is more than a tax break and it’s far more than a secular event. I firmly believe that we have a wonderful example of a marriage in the life and teachings of Jesus. So I stayed attentive to see where Jesus was already present in this conversation. Continue reading

When words fail

October 2, 2014 / / 0 Comments

ISept 12‘m a preacher, a communicator. I use words all the time. I believe in the power of words. They can evoke emotion and elicit response. They can build someone up, and they can tear someone down. But there is a time when words just don’t work anymore. There is a time when a word must become something more. It must become an action.

It seems that for far too long, we as church leaders have let this happen. We’ve even done it many times ourselves. As a matter of fact, it just happened a few minutes ago. I was chatting on the phone and all that was happening was an exchange of words. The comments started flying back and forth, until finally it happened – Let’s find another time to talk more. When can we continue this conversation? Do you have a book I can read about that?  Continue reading

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