Do you know it is very possible to marvel over the magnificence of the shape, size or structure of the Church you attend, yet absolutely miss the magnificence of Jesus Himself, the Lord of the Church? Listen to this: One day ‘As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of His disciples said to him, “Look,…
They say in a New Year many people think about weight loss and credit card debt. Well, my tummy, and my credit card gained a ‘little’ weight. But I’ve got 9 grandchildren – there’s no getting out of it! Weight loss and credit card debt – they are tough! A good start is not using…
Without doubt, among the greatest and most difficult of pains in life, is losing a loved one. I know, because I have been there, and experienced the heart breaking reality of it. Death – is hard. Even the words we bring with love and a genuine desire to help, many times fall empty in the…
Critical People! AHHHHH! GRRRR….Where do I begin? Well first off, by not criticizing – critical people. Here’s the math– criticism plus criticism just brings more criticism. We all know the sting of negative criticism and critical people. Hey – I’m a songwriter – and – I’m in full time Ministry – I’m the perfect target…
When we think of peer pressure, we normally think of teenagers and children. You know, the reality of a child or young person doing or participating in the wrong thing or action in an attempt to fit in or be a part of a group or click. It is sad, difficult, and a very serious…
Michelangelo said, “I saw an angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.” This speaks volumes about God’s amazing love for us. Many times people judge us, or form opinions about us, based on what they think they see on the outside. We even do this to ourselves sometimes. But God sees…
I used to love the Charlie Brown ‘trick or treat’ special. When the children went to the door, everyone got some candy, everyone but Charlie Brown that is. Charlie brown would say, ‘All I got was a rock.’ Have you ever felt that way? Everyone else gets the candy, and all you get is the…
There’s an old saying, ‘Don’t add fuel to the fire.’ Another one says, “If you can, help put the fire out.” In relationships, we many times add fuel to the fire of arguments, disagreements, even old grudges. But through prayer, God can give us the heart, and the language to be ‘An instrument of peace.’…
There’s a song on my new album called ‘Bring it to Me’. The album is entitled ‘A Different Dream’, and the name of the band is ‘The Key of David’. It’s about a man crying out in desperation to see if there’s anyone, anyone at all who knows the agony and sorrow that he has…
Helen Keller said: “Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.” Such a powerful and true statement: There is no denying the reality of suffering and hardship in the world, and sometimes even in our own lives. But there is also no denying the power of God…