One of the most common explanations offered for not praying is being too busy.  The irony is that when we are overly busy that is when we most need to plug into God’s presence.  I am really feeling that at the moment.  I am torn between leaving one church and entering another.  We are trying... Read More

How well do you ask questions?  That may sounds strange, but part of understanding God’s will is making sure that you ask really clear questions.  One man in the Old Testament, by the name of Gideon asked God if he was the one that God wanted to lead the Israelite people.  It was a yes... Read More

I was listening through my voice mails yesterday and found myself elevated afterwords.  Why?Three different people told me they loved me as part of their messages.  What a simple thing to do in our order to love people–tell them.  Have you told someone today that you love them? I love you readers.  It makes my... Read More

Popular author and preacher, Lee Strobel, speaks in a study he has authored about being ‘hurry-sick’. Hurry-sickness is the mad dash, hurried lifestyle that many of us have gotten trapped in. Far too many of us are caught up in going nonstop and are extremely challenged in our ability to be present to the moment.... Read More

In my prior post I raised questions about understanding or discerning God’s responses to our prayers.  Over the next few weeks I am going to post a series of sermon that I hope will give you some practical understanding of discernment. This first piece addresses obstacles that impede our ability to see or hear God... Read More

This morning I was reading, Freedom of Simplicity by Richard Foster and I ran across this short paragraph. “We who line in a world of half-truths and rationalizations and intellectual gymnastics that keep us from hearing and obeying the word of Christ need to hear their witness. Because we live in a different culture, we... Read More