Making goals can be a great way to stay motivated.  Often, if we do not have a specific plan for something, it can get lost amidst the craziness of life.  Recently,the friends in my small group each put together a list of goals that we have for various areas in our lives.  We talked about the importance…

I am in the midst of writing a study on 1 Timothy.  When I do a book study, I always like to do a week of introduction.  This is intended to be a survey of the background and themes of the book.  Having this information in mind when the specific texts are studied can be…

What is true life change?  What are the characteristics of a life that is pleasing to God?  What does it mean to walk with God in everyday life?  These are just a few questions that my Bible study on the Fruit of the Spirit will explore.  This 13-week Bible study is designed for individual study…

Who is Jesus?  Over and over again we are bombarded with this question in the media.  It seems like there is always another book coming out that has discovered more ancient documents to tell us who he really was.  Or maybe there is another TV program advertised that will uncover his true identity.   But don’t…

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…