Today, the American church has completely emasculated the American man. He is asked to check his manhood at the door of most churches. He is required to worship in a church building that looks like it was decorated by Home Interior. He walks down turquoise aisles to sit on mauve padded pews. He’s forced to […]

A friend of mine posted a question on Facebook this morning that really got me to thinking. The question was, “If Christ called to you today and asked you to leave everything behind and follow Him, could you?” This is a powerful question that has its…

It has been several weeks since my last post and alot has transpired in my life. I pray that all is well with each of you. As Memorial Day 2010 comes to a close here in the next few minutes, I wanted to sit and share some thoughts. First, I thank Go…

Layla in first pair of tennis shoes/sneakers  Filed under: General

Today, I shared out of Ephesians 3:1-13 where Paul shares what the main business of the Church is.  Unfortunately, the Church gets caught up in a number of side agendas and forgets or marginalizes the life and mission Christ instructs us to live. Rather than the Church being radically committed to the Great Commission and the Great Commandment, we often […]

I remember almost every morning waking up to the sound of my parents calling on the name of God. I don’t mean loud is Godly, but I do know they were not praying to be heard! They were calling on the name of God to help them and protect me. They want…

Crowds throng to the flash, the pomp, the explosive, the sensational. We want to see the explosive (dunamis) power of the Holy Spirit. We equate the Holy Spirit with explosive and immediate power. Well, we should. Holy Spirit power is explosive power! But, it is not only the power to see the extraordinary or Acts […]