During the journey of life, its hard to understand all the God is doing at a particular moment in time. It’s moving to look back and see that God was fully in control, while you were just working to make an impact each day. Addressing the issues of Poverty in Africa Laying the Foundation Each step along your path, life challenges you in ways...
God calls on us to Love our neighbor as our ourselves. Our country has suffered numerous acts of evil that have rocked our society and communities. How do we continue to Love while also fighting back evil? Love comes when we think hard and combine this thought with the strength of courage, mind, and soul. Think, don’t take a Shortcut when seeking answers. Evil...
Insist upon accountability, but keep doing the work! The recent resignation of Bill Hybels, Founder of Willow Creek Community Church outside of Chicago, has rocked the evangelical world. There are plenty of reasons for anger, distrust, etc. but as the dust settles, it should be a call to action for all followers of Jesus to take a step back and insist on clear levels...
The journey as a Follower of Jesus continues… The world around us is one of mixed messages, strife, anger, and concern. Constantly we hear people spin their points of view about events happening today and yet there is little conversation about a much more important concern…living today as a preparation for eternal life. An investment in Christ will provide a much larger return than...
Recently, I had a lady that worked on our team many years ago post one of those Facebook challenges to name where we met. As is usually the case, I took the opportunity to provide a fun comment back to her. She has a great sense of humor, and yet her response touched my heart. My friend is a single Mom who has worked...
2017 was certainly a year where the need to help your fellow man became very clear. I was blessed to spend some time this past June in India and discuss the challenges of drought and poverty being faced across the continent. The Summer ended in a very abrupt fashion with multiple natural disasters occurring in the form of devastating hurricanes. Human inflicted tragedies in...
It’s taken a day to mourn and get our minds around the terrible tragedy that took place in Sutherland Springs, TX at the First Baptist Church. The various media pundits and politicians immediately are jumping in to spin their agendas, when the most important story is that evil attacked people that had come together in prayer and worship. Morality and prayer are under attack...
There have been numerous worldwide tragedies in 2017. As we enter the biggest giving time of the year its important that we make the gifts that God has provided us count in service for others. Over the next few months, we will see plenty stories, pictures, and videos that bring attention to various needs. There is no question that needs are many and you...
We have been working up and down the Texas Gulf Coast trying to bring hope and support to those that have lost so much due to Hurricane Harvey. It’s been hard work, but today was different…. One of our Partners in the effort to bring Relief, Recovery, and Rebuild to Texas has been a small diverse church in Beaumont, Texas – Harvest for Lost...
How can I help? Who do I send my support to? Those are the questions that I am getting inundated with multiple times a day. The question is understandable, and the answer is not as difficult as it might seem. The answer is…..What is your passion? Determine what it is you want to help happen, and then do a little investigation into those...