A few Sundays ago, I shared a message called “Generational Hand-Me Downs.” In it, I talked about God’s call to be fruitful and multiply. I knew this would raise a couple of eyebrows. I did get one email question concerning that comment. I thought I would share with you my response. As far as the …
Many people talk today about the end of the world. Due to global occurrences, wars, financial trauma, elected leaders, and many other phenomenon, many people think the end is near. Well one thing is certain: the end is closer than it was yesterday. The band REM came out with a song in the 1980s that was …
After Sunday’s message, I have heard a lot of encouraging words. That message was difficult to preach. Eph 6:1-4 is an in-your-face-passage. It’s encouraging, but it is honest with how the home should be run. After a message like that, it is easy for fathers to walk away with motivation devoid of application. You might …
I have a rule about spending: unless it is a house, car, or education, I don’t borrow money. I do not have a credit card. Once I got a job, I decided to save money for any spending that I needed to do, but I never borrowed money. I definitely never borrowed money from family …
Here’s a snippet from Chapter 9: The Influencers: I have formulated a couple of tests to determine if I have gotten callused. You know you have become callused when a friend asks you how a movie was, and you have to reply, “It wasn’t that bad. It only had a few cuss words in it.” …
Our college group at my church was traveling to invest in some children at a missions project during the summer, and I was driving one of the vans full of students. I had just finished reading Dave Ramsey’s, The Total Money Makeover, and I was befuddled at some of the stats I read. I polled …
A few weeks ago, I did a post on the bailout and realized I had more to say about the current situation of the America economy, so here goes: Previously, I mentioned that America is in trouble because of our greed. Due to our greed, most consumers have learned to spend money that they do …
While the United States is still working on how to appropriate the funds for our national bailout, we are still unaware of when or if this financial crisis will be averted. If you watch the news at all (or gaze at your retirement), you feel the pain and realize that this national crisis is affecting …
Three of the major world religions all claim the same source of beginning. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all hold Abraham to be the man from whom their religion began. But all three of these religions arrive at a dramatic crossroads at the person of Jesus Christ. The message, ministry, and life of Christ forever separated …
After you become calloused to the culture, the next step is that you start compromising your own standards. While you once held to a certain desired level of holiness, you have now met somewhere in the middle between God’s standards and the standards of the culture. This compromise is anything less than God’s ideal. The …