The 2 Greatest

When you're going through a hard time, it's difficult to believe ANYTHING positive can come from it.  Yet, scripture teaches that it can.  That doesn't minimize the trouble, it simply says God won't waste it.

It's easy to look at the routine of our lives and wonder if ANYTHING matters.  Today, I hope to convince you that the opposite is true...EVERYTHING MATTERS!

Joy isn't something we create; it's a byproduct of something else.  So, if we've lost it, we know who to go to in order to have it return.

Prayer is great! Essential!  Foundational!  But we and NOT to hide behind our praying when we KNOW what we are to be DOING!

Are you easily offended?  If so, does that shield you from hearing a hard truth God may want you to hear?

Jonah is soooooo much more than a cute bedtime kid's story.  It's really about about God's people refusing to love those whom God loves.  So, what is YOUR Nineveh?

We've all seen people "cross themselves."  But is the "biblical?"  Should Christian do it?  And what does it mean?

Is it true "you're only as old as you feel?"  Do older people have anything to contribute to the lives and faith of the younger generation and if so what and how?

You hear people say "we are all God's children," but is it true?

The Will of God...that's a subject that's frozen Christians in place for years.  But what if the will of God isn't nearly as complicated and mysterious as we make it out to be?

There's going to be a future version of you...the question is, what will the future you be like? The good news is God is not waiting for the future version of you to love AND YOU have a BIG say in what the future version of you will be!

You and I ONLY have today!  Tomorrow (at least in this life) may never come.  Isn't it time we started living like a vapor?

What's the difference between having close friends and playing favorites?  Does God have favorites?  And the next question is...do you?

Have you ever struggled with prayer?  I think we all have.  Today, let me give you a tool to help.  It's solid and it's been right under our noses the whole time?

It's not Jesus and me, it's Jesus and WE!  God created a community.  Today I tell the story of one of the most meaningful and beautiful community experiences of which I've ever taken part.

You blew it, you apologized...many times, BUT the other person won't let it go.  What do you do?  Let's talk.

Did you know not all authority is the same?  Some authority is better, so much better than others!  What kind of authority do YOU have?

Have you ever seen a child do or say something ugly, offensive?  You wondered, where did they learn that?  Today, let's talk about the power of influence!

Did you know there are "historical" stories that you probably believe that never happened?  I'll name a few.  But that begs the question, what about the stories of Jesus, did they happen or are they just folklore too?

Some friends put periods on your mistakes, failures, and sins.  Others give the grace of a comma.  Become a comma friend.

We all give--time, expertise, money, things and more.  But giving can be different.  How you ask?  Well, it's deep!

Is it every okay with God to break the law?  Isn't law breaking a sin?  Or our there times when NOT breaking the law would be the greater sin?  Let's talk.

ME BY MYSELF!  That's the American way, but is it the JESUS Way?  The truth is you are absolutely NOT self-sufficient and you never were and THAT's OKAY!

Views are valuable.  That's often why we go on vacation or build our houses in a certain spot.  But what is the view you love the most?  Let me tell you mine!

Is one sin just as bad as another?  Does Jesus elevate one sin over others?  Should we?