Pin-Ups and Beat Downs

Do you remember a few years ago when “Miss California” made national news when she failed to give a “politically correct” answer a question about homosexual marriage?  Because she stated that she believed marriage was to be between a man and a woman, she lost her chance at the title of “Miss USA,” but was …

5 Of The Greatest Challenges Facing The Church

While I do not consider myself an expert in anything, I do have a few years of preaching experience under my belt.  Over the past 30 years of working with the church, preaching across the country, talking with elders, preachers, and members, I’ve identified a few challenges the church needs to work at overcoming. What do you …

Saving Eutychus Without A Miracle

On one occasion while the apostle Paul was preaching, a young man named Eutychus fell asleep.  While asleep, he lost his balance and fell to his death from a third story window.  However, because Paul was a worker of miracles, this story doesn’t end tragically, but rather triumphantly.  The record states that Paul went down and raised …

Bracketology

For those of you who are sports lovers, you may be suffering from a little “March Madness” right about now. For those of you who don’t love sports, as much media attention as the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship gets, you too may be suffering from a little “March Madness,” even if for different reasons. Part …

Today’s Sermon: Pew Edition

Today was my co-worker’s turn to preach. However, before he ever got up to speak, a little three-year-old girl sitting in the pew in front of me “preached” the first sermon of the day. As the collection plates were being passed around, this little girl was tightly clutching change she was going to sacrifice for the …