Let’s be frank. No one wants to work for a bad boss. Certainly not me. Once was enough. Sam, my first boss, made my first job miserable. I got a firsthand taste of what Archibald Hart described when he said…
“If Jesus didn’t rise from the dead, our preaching is useless and so is your faith.” Paul wrote those words 2,000 years ago in his letter to the church in Corinth. The people there had become Christians because they had…
If you’re married or thinking about getting married, you need an “over and done” commitment if you want your marriage to succeed. You must be over and done with your former single life and totally committed to “till death do…
A couple weeks ago I heard Pastor Andy Stanley say, “I love going to meetings.” My first thought was, “You gotta be kidding.” I don’t love going to meetings. I don’t exactly hate them, but I’d just rather not go…
I’ve never been a very political person. To be honest, I don’t put much faith in “politicians” in general. I know there are good people among them, but their voices usually get lost amid all the rest. I have tremendous…
It’s possible for rules to get in the way of your relationship with God. I’ll bet those of you who know me never thought you’d hear this pastor say that! But it’s true. It’s not that I’m against rules. They…
I’m big on preventive advice. We all need it. I think Benjamin Franklin nailed it when he said, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Prevention is the best medicine. I’m not alone in my thinking. Others…
When it comes to committing time and money for what we believe is important, family is still a significant commitment in our lives. I say “still” because early in our marriage, as a young couple and then as parents, we…
In 1964 Bob Dylan wrote and recorded a song called My Back Pages. I was just a little kid then, but its chorus has haunted me ever since the age of my body has become significantly older than the person…
As a pastor, I work on Sundays. I know some of you think that’s the only day of the week that pastors work. That would be awesome if it was true! The fact is, being a pastor keeps me really…