I often post my sermon notes in the hope that it will encourage someone out there. In place of that this week I would like to share with you a very personal note my father wrote to me a couple weeks ago. (With permission.) It encouraged me beyond words,...

“Yes sir, that’s my ____…”  “Take good care of my…..____.”  “Don’t throw the ____ out with the bath water.”  “Hello my honey, hello my ____.”Jarod and Anna are having a _____.The answer to all of the above is:a. Dog   b. Car    c. Baby    D. Carrot Cake   If you answered...

Here is an excellent quote from one of my favorite authors, C.S. Lewis:“The Christian does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because He loves us; just as the roof of a sunhouse does not attract the sun because...

……chaos is the result.    With all due respect to the families and friends of those that were lost at the Virginia Tech massacre on Monday, and without wanting to be unkind or without compassion toward those that are suffering, please consider these verses from Romans. They seem to be...

Here are the sermon notes from last Sunday’s sermon:  A Fresh Look at an Old ProverbI spoke about the importance of communicating vision, and the importance of keeping the law for receiving a God-given, righteous vision. I also talked about what a vision really is. That was very interesting...

The sermon I preached on Sunday was powerful. Mostly to me. I don’t know if anyone else got as much out of it as I did. I love it when that happens because I get to participate in God’s message. Here are the sermon notes. If you would like...

Just wanted to post my sermon notes from last Sunday. God is doing good things in my heart, though the growing process is usually not any fun. It seems that lately, I have been convicted by my sermons more than anyone else has. I reckon that is a good...

Here is an excellent article that appeared in “Imprimis”, a publication by Hillsdale College. http://www.hillsdale.edu/imprimis/2007/03/  You really should check it out. It talks about two very different philosophies of government. After you read it, you will understand the rest of this post.That article prooves why we need Christ in American...

Here’s a hot topic for you: Christian Drinking. Is it acceptable for a Christian to drink alcohol, even just a little? Well, I was thinking about this not long ago, and that evening, at a men’s bible study I sometimes attend, we discussed the very issue. I was surprised...

Please don’t miss the post beneath, but I just had to post this quote I ran across today during my study.“This is the excellent foppery of the world: that when we are sick in fortune — often the surfeits of our own behavior — we make guilty of our...

OK, I know it’s the middle of the morning, but I have a couple things I wanted to get off my chest. (And I wanted to post my last three sermons so I don’t have to think about that any more.) Rant #1Why is it that for some reason...

Well, Anna and I recently took a buzz down to Florida. Yes, I know we missed seeing some of you, but it was a very quick trip. We went to Hobe Sound to visit my Grandpa, who was not able to make it to the wedding. So we went...

So I ended part 1 at McDonalds el Magnifico. (Pardon my Spanish.) Next we slowly made our way back south. We went through some of my old home towns in Indiana. Ahh good old Hoosier Land! One of the main places was Fairmount, boyhood home of James Dean, and...

Well, let’s see if I can catch you up to where we are now.A couple wedding shots: This is a cute one of Greg, sort of hammin’ it up. I don’t know where he get’s it from….After leaving the wedding, we of course went on our HONEYMOON!!!!   We had...

 Well, here are a few pictures. I thought I would do kind of a “Then” and “Now” theme. Enjoy!  (See, I did get them up quickly.)   Ed and Od: Then  Boy did we need help!Ed and Od: Now! Thanks for helping us behave girls!    (Taken at Jared and...