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…

Smile! Would you let me ask you to smile right now. Would you be willing to smile right now? I mean a big huge happy smile. Many times in Church I ask the folks to give me a big huge Smile offering. I look around at the congregation and in a moment, everyone is smiling…

Stop stressing out! If we look at life in a relationship without God, there really is much to be worried about, concerned about, even deeply stressed out about. It’s true – we all have bills, deadlines, relationships, daily realities and responsibilities. Some of these things are easy, some not so easy, and some, let’s face…

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…

One of my favorite parts of Ministry is when a family is having a baby. Sometimes it’s their first. For my son, after 5 boys, Praise God, this time, – it’s a girl. I remember back to when my wife and I had our children. Our first was a boy, and our second was a…

Troubles! Without doubt we all have troubles and difficulties in our lives. some are relatively minor in scope, while others seem to look and loom larger than mountains. What is of extreme importance to believe, declare and remember, is that these troubles are not and will not be – our future. Yes, they may try…

Do you know anyone with a hard heart? Sadly, the answer to this question would be a “Yes”, by just about 100 % of the people who would be presented with this subject. Hard heartedness is one of the most difficult of all human conditions, both in its formation, as well as its affects upon…

Integrity! Rather than spending – or wasting – time, speaking about the where, when, and why’s, of people who are dishonest, let’s take a look at the blessing of God upon those who are committed to the principles of integrity: ‘Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but he who makes his ways crooked will be…

The other night we were listening to the recorded voices of several of my grandchildren on our new CD entitled ‘A Different Dream’. It is at the end of a song called, ‘I will wait for You’…with a very Irish feel. I wanted their voices on the song to express the innocence and blessing of…