August 7, 2016   Have you ever been reading the Bible and come across a passage you didn’t understand – a really tough one that caused you to say, “Nu-uh! That doesn’t sound right”? The passage before us today is such a text for me. In fact, I have a book in my library entitled, […]

July 31, 2016   Imagine with me two weddings. The first is not just any wedding – it is the wedding, with the bride and the groom. The bride is perfect, in every way. She has the most beautiful wedding dress you’ve ever seen. It’s breathtaking – long, white, flowing. Her makeup is applied perfectly, […]

July 24, 2016   The Broadway musical “Fiddler on the Roof” opened in 1964 and ran for over 3,200 performances at the Imperial Theatre in New York. It didn’t’ close until 1972. It won a Tony for best musical of the year, and, at the time, was the longest-running show in history. The movie version […]

July 17, 2016   There are four gospels in the New Testament – Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. They all tell the story of Jesus. As a result, since they tell the same story, three of them are quite similar – Matthew, Mark and Luke. In fact, those three are called the synoptic gospels because […]

July 10, 2016   Before us this morning lies one of the most familiar stories in the Bible – the feeding of the five thousand. It’s a story we’ve heard from childhood, in just about every Sunday school we’ve ever attended. The challenge before us is to take this familiar story, and make it fresh. […]

July 3, 2016   There is a cost to being a follower of Jesus Christ.  Well, if we confess we are disciples, and invite others to follow Him, too.  You see, last week, we saw Jesus send out the twelve – to do what He did, and say what He said.  That is, to preach […]

June 26, 2016   So this week, my daughters began working for Operation Christmas Child at Samaritan’s Purse.  I’m pretty excited about that since I’m a huge fan of OCC.  You see, OCC annually distributes millions of shoeboxes filled with gifts for children around the world – as an entrée to introduce them to the […]

June 19, 2016   Through personal experience and years of ministry, I’ve discovered being raised in a Christian nation, or being raised in a Christian family, has some unique challenges. For example, on the one hand, I’ve talked to many who’ve told me – I can’t remember not believing in Jesus. I was brought to […]

 June 12, 2016   Held annually since 1958, the FedEx St. Jude Classic is a PGA golf tournament held in Memphis, Tennessee.  Memphis, of course, because that’s where the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is located.  That very tournament is being held this weekend – June 9-12 –its final day being today.  Stay with me […]

  June 5, 2016   I’ve been in ministry for about 30 years now, and in that time, I’ve had the opportunity to perform a number of funerals. Now, nowhere in the Bible can you find it’s a pastor’s job to bury, or for that matter, marry people, the responsibility has just fallen our way. […]