Life is short, stay awake for it.  This is the little saying on my to go coffee cup this morning.  Mmmm… I like coffee and it does help me stay awake, but this slogan on my cup is is also a reminder about the swiftness of life.  We forget that life is going by fast!  Soon…

I have been thinking of a few megathemes that summarize what it means to live for greater purposes than myself.  I have come up with three G’s that have been central to my life and ministry; God, Grace, and Growth. The Centrality of God God, in his greatness and glory, is supreme over all things.  God…

Ministry leaders, small group leaders, people on leadership teams… this website is for YOU!  I know it is the start of the year and you are busy, but now is the perfect time to take advantage of the resources here so that you will be more effective this year, so that your leaders can be…

Small groups can have a great impact!  They encourage people to go deeper in their relationships.  They open up dialogue about the important things in life.  Most importantly, small groups point people to God.  After my first year of being  involved in a small group, I realized that my walk with God had grown a ton.   I…

I have reviewed some of my top resource websites and posted my rankings.  I took a look at websites that offer free resources and classes.  Also included in my rankings are Bible software packages and online Bible websites.  These are just a sampling of some of the vast resources that are available for people to access…

We modern-day American city slickers don’t often think about lambs.  They simply don’t come up in everyday life.  We may have rack of lamb or lamb meat for a meal, but we really don’t encounter lambs in our every day life.  So when we hear that Jesus is the Lamb of God, we typically don’t get the…

We should all have a BLT sandwich each morning.  And not just any old BLT, but one with a double portion of lettuce–a B double L T.  When I was young, we would often have BLT’s for dinner.  This stands for Bacon, Lettuce, and Tomato on a sandwich.  Mom would make the bacon extra tasty…

Prayer for the world can sometimes be a daunting task.  It seems like there are so many countries, needs, and people groups out there.  One can get so caught up in the extent of the needs that it can overshadow any attempt at prayer for the world at all!  When I sit down to pray for…

“You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.” (Psalm 16:11) There’s nothing better than the presence of God!  He is not a God that is far off, but he desires to be close to people.  He is holy and…

How do we get what we know to be true to become a part of our lives?  Often we can have knowledge of what is true without corresponding action.  Usually I have a good knowledge of what is right in a given situation.  That is usually not the problem.  The problem comes when I know…