For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.

—2 Corinthians 4:5

I have thanked God many times for the sweet, winsome ways of the Holy Spirit in dealing with the heart of this untaught lad when I was only seventeen. We had a neighbor by the name of Holman....One day I was walking up the street with this friendly neighbor. Suddenly, he put his hand on my shoulder.

"You know," he said, "I have been wondering about you. I have been wond...

I share a lot of these with you because even though A.W. Tozer wrote these decades ago, it fits so well in our day.  Often, when I read what he says I am not sure whether to say “Amen” or “Ouch”.  Pretty sure this one is an “Ouch”.

The Reality of Pride

The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way... do I hate. Proverbs 8:13

Let me warn you of the danger and the bigotry of human pride. You will find it everywhere in the world, and it will feast...

Bev and I got back from vacation on Thursday.  All the stress and problems were right there waiting for my return.  Actually, that’s not exactly correct.  I kept them with me the whole time.  I also added a few new ones during our trip.  I realize that I need to learn to relax somehow.

Humility: A Blessed Thing If You Can Find It

...He that humbleth himself shall be exalted. Luke 14:11

Watch out, Christian brothers and sisters, for the danger of arrogance, in assuming that you are somebo...

I have spent the week at Cowboy’s Rest as the camp medic.  It reminds me of who God made me to be.  You see, all the jobs I have had revolve around a theme.  In High School, I was a lifeguard.  I joined the Coast Guard right out of High School and when I retired, I became a firefighter and an EMT (not a paramedic – there is a vast difference).  For 24 years, I have been a pastor.  At first blush you would think that the pastor part does not fit with all the rest, but stick with me – I w...

Happy Father’s Day to all you dads out there!  Sometimes it can seem no one appreciates what dads do!

I have told you all about my family, some of you doubt we were as bad as all that.  Trust me, you don’t know the half of it.  It was not all bad however.  I remember having to be up way early (before sunrise) one morning.  I got dressed and went out to our lanai (screened in patio) to wait for my ride.  I was just about to turn a light on when a voice said:  “Don’t do that.”  It sc...

Seems as though “we” are being bombarded by others who are telling us how we should be.  I heard something a while ago and I passed it along to you (several times), and now I would like to bring some clarification.  What I told you was that the Church should be known for what it is for and not what we are against.  I believe this, but let me bring some clarification because I do not mean what others seem to be saying.

The message from others is that the Church is too condemning and we ne...

There has been a lot of discussion on Social Media about – HAPPINESS.  Whatever makes you happy, you should be able to do and no one has the right to judge you.  You have already heard my rant about judgment, so I won’t go there (If you have not, just ask me – and stand back).  Do we really have the right to make ourselves happy?  Oh sure the Preamble of the United States Constitution affirms that “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” are chief among the inalienable rights gi...

Time and time again I hear, or see someone tell others that God loves you just as you are.  I have said it many times myself and I absolutely agree with it, however I never leave it there because I believe it is only half an idea.

On the one hand – God really does love you and you don’t have to change anything before He will accept you.  In fact, God has already accepted the entire population of the world, past, present and future – Just As They Are.  He did this BEFORE Jesus ...

There are times when I wish you had a better pastor (I know some of you do too!).

I’m not sure if it is a result of...