I’ve made many innocent blunders in my life. The one I’m going to tell you about ranks up there with the best, or maybe I should say, the worst of them. Starla and I had gone to the hospital to visit a family whose newborn was having a heart procedure. […]
Be Present Today!
I can remember sitting in front of the television as my daughter climbed up in my lap and placed her little hands on my cheeks and turned my face toward hers. Now eye to eye and nose to nose, she said, “Daddy, listen to me.” She wanted my undivided […]
“For a happy life you need three things”
Happy is the word of the day. Everyone wants to be happy. I want you to speak this word over your life, your marriage and your family today. I was walking through the mall the other day and I saw a picture quote on the wall, so I took […]
Serve
The word of the day is serve. I want to challenge you to serve someone today. Speak this word over your life and your marriage and relationships. Too often, we spend our energy and effort working to get ahead only for our own objectives. But what about others? What about […]
Little Things
Recently I was sitting at Starbucks when two men happened to sit down next to each other, very close to where I was sitting. One, a white man, the other, a black man. One noticed that the other was reading the Bible. So one asked, “What book are you […]
Are you Compassionate?
Compassion is the word of the day. I want you to speak this word over your life today. Speak it over your family and your marriage. Colossians 3:12 “Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion,” The scripture says, clothe yourself with compassion. The […]
Are you listening to me?
Communicate is the word of the day. It’s also one of the most difficult things to accomplish on a continual and effective basis over a long period of time in a relationship. Here are three things that I want you to be very intentional about communicating to the people […]
Little Things Big Difference!
“Little Things” This is the word for the day. Okay I know its two words, but don’t get too technical. Tell yourself that there is power in the “little things.” Most things are made to grow. Children grow. Trees grow. Businesses, churches and organizations grow. If something is not growing […]
Move Forward!
Years ago when Starla and I were Pastoring in Houston, I would often go downtown on Saturday and invite the homeless to ride our bus on Sunday to church. I remember talking to man whose street name was “Redman.” I asked him to ride the bus to church, he […]
I’ve got my mind made up!
When my daughter Summer was just a little girl, my mother, her Grandmother, asked her to do something and Summer answered, “No.” My mother then gently scolded her and told her, “When your Grandmother tells you to do something, you should never say, ‘No.’” Summer became very quiet and […]