Who gets the most time in your head?  Do you get offended by someone and replay the incident in your head or fantasize about telling them off or getting even?  Do you dwell on people who ignored, neglected or hurt you?   If so, you are letting people live rent free in your head at... Read More

This past weekend I preached on the first 9 verse in Phillippians 4.  I really didn’t have time to do this passage justice.  Paul at the end of chapter 3 talks about enemies of the cross and how they have their minds on earthly things.  In four he spends some time on what we need... Read More

This past week as I was writing a prayer in “A Diary of Private Prayer” by John Baillie, I had the sense that I just pray way too much about myself and my own needs.  For the next week my prayer journaling in the morning and the evening will only be for others.  I have... Read More

I saw a quote recently that said, “To speak is to share.  To listen is to care.”  As a pastor I get numerous opportunities to share.  I preach and teach regularly.  Some of my most valuable ministry though is rooted in listening.  Another old saying goes, “People don’t care what you know until they know... Read More

The topic of praying for an hour seems to tug at people’s curiosity.  I encounter some common responses.  A number of folks immediately see it as an insurmountable possibility.  I get that.  When I get away from praying for an hour, reentry seems nearly impossible.  I hear some people’s response a yearning to go there.... Read More

Yesterday, I felt deeply the deficit of prayer in my life and committed to praying an hour today.  I want to share with you the experience and the goodness of God I found in it.  Pardon the slightly lengthier, but I have a story to tell and it merits the additional space.  I need though... Read More