Restoration is the word of the day. My two brothers and I were red blooded American boys. We loved to play football and beat up on each other. Many times things would get broken. I once put my foot through the wall in the bedroom, leaving a big hole, […]
Empower!
When my son Kolt, was learning to drive, he took his eyes off of the road and lightly smashed into the back of a pick-up. Fortunately, it did absolutely no damage to the truck. The man was gracious and went on his way. But it completely destroyed the grill of […]
God has a better plan!
I remember the summer before my senior year in High School, my parents decided to move from our home town of Waxahachie, Texas to Ft. Worth, Texas. I had attended school in the same school district all my life. Now, they wanted me to move and start all over in […]
Fight the Good Fight!
I still remember the day when one of my dear friends and ministry leaders at church asked to meet with me at Starbucks. Through tears he offered a letter of resignation asked to resign from all of his ministry positions at church. He felt as if God had failed him. […]
One Question That Will Determine Your Success!
The word of the day is everything. Solomon said in Ecclesiastes 3:1 “There is a time for everything,” And the Apostle Paul said in Colossians 3:17 “And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father.” Why […]
Selflessness!
When my youngest daughter Hunter was turning nine years old she surprised Starla and me. She told us for her birthday, instead of giving her gifts, she wanted to use the money that we would have spent and use it to make lunches for the homeless. So that’s exactly what […]
Effective Communication!
Recently I was ticked off about something that had happened and I was still fuming over it when I spoke to my daughter about something completely unrelated and the tone I spoke in was harsh. My tone completely disqualified what I said to my daughter. All she heard was “tone.” […]
Abundant Life can be Yours!
It was the month of June in the summer of 1978. I was sixteen years old, standing on a ladder, painting my grandparent’s house in East Texas. In between fighting the wasps that were coming from the attic of that old house and fighting the Texas summer heat, I was […]
Bless or Curse!
I recently walked into the sanctuary of my church just after the service had begun. I saw a young lady near the back whom I had a conversation with just a few weeks earlier. She had told me that she liked sitting in the back of the church. I know […]
Inspire Someone Today!
I’ll never forget the day that I was sitting at the Drive -thru car wash. As I was waiting on my car to be washed, I noticed a man scoot/walk/shuffle past me. The first thing that caught my attention was the fact that he did not have any arms. His […]