I have said it before and I will say it again (often):  I am not the only Minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ at Greater Life Church.  God has this habit of taking His ministers and dressing them up like teachers, merchants, business people, secretaries, cops, students, retirees, etc.  In fact, everyone who has called on Jesus for the forgiveness of their sins, has also been called by Jesus to do the work He created you to do before the foundations of the earth.  God said: “ No one after...

Perhaps the best part about being accepted by Jesus just as we are, is we can give up the pretense of perfection.  We do not have to be some paragon of virtue as a condition or proof that we belong to Jesus.  Of course, some take that to extremes and that too – is bad.  If there is any “proof” that we are Christians it is because we are better.

Not better than non-Christians, or better than the people who go to THAT church.  We are not the BEST.  We are not the best people, or the best...

I firmly believe God talks to us far more often than we think he does.  We often miss it for three reasons:
                    1.  We don’t believe God would talk to us, so we are not listening.

                    2.  He does not answer us with what we want Him to, so we are not listening.

                    3.  It “sounds” so much like our own thoughts, we doubt it is Him, so we are not listening.

                   4.  (Okay FOUR reasons).  He is talking to us as though we are c...

Martin Luther is most famous for beginning the Protestant Reformation when he posted his 95 Theses on the church doors in Wittenburg, Germany in 1517. While he did help start an entirely new branch of Christianity, Martin Luther was also great lover of the Christmas season.

One German legend claims that Martin Luther was responsible for introducing the use of Christmas trees in the home, in Germany. According to the legend, on his way home one evening, Martin Luther was so overcome by the be...

The true story of Santa Claus begins with Nicholas, who was born during the third century in the village of Patara. on the southern coast of Turkey. His wealthy parents, who raised him to be a devout Christian, died in an epidemic while Nicholas was still young. Obeying Jesus' words to "sell what you own and give the money to the poor," Nicholas used his whole inheritance to assist the needy, the sick, and the suffering. He dedicated his life to serving God and was made Bishop of Myra while s...

Where exactly they were from and how many there were is uncertain, tradition says there were three, based on the number gifts they brought with them.  All that is known about where they came from is that they came from the east.  No one knows for sure when they left, or how long their journey took

What we do know is they were astrologers, wise men.  When they saw the star appear, they knew immediately what it meant.  It meant that there was a new king born, and so they left their homes took ...

The development of the candy cane took a few hundred years. Before the invention of the modern pacifier, parents used to give their babies unflavored white sugar sticks to suck on. During the 1670's a German choirmaster had the sugar sticks bent into a shepherd's staff and passed out to children attending the Christmas services. This holiday custom spread throughout Europe. About 1900 the white candy cane received its traditional red stripes and peppermint flavoring. At the same time the lege...

I got back Monday afternoon from a terrific ride in Law Vegas.  The weather was great, the company was the best, all in all a great way to end the bike year.  We are already looking for rides for spring.

I have much to be thankful for.  I am blessed in every way possible.  I am healthy (although I still have about 20lbs I’d like to lose), I have more friends than any one person needs, my family is doing wonderfully, we are financially secure (thank you Bev!) and I am still growing spiritua...

First of all, thank you for the fun last week!  Christians should be some of the most fun people around, and apparently, we at Greater Life Church have this down. 

Unfortunately, while we were having fun, the folks at FBC Southerland Springs, Texas were having a horrific day.  We are still getting reports of deaths from the shooting, and of course, everyone has different ideas as to why it happened.