Pray! “Pray” is the word of the day. I want you to declare this word over your life, family and business today. Prayer is one of the greatest things you can do for yourself and others. You’ve heard it said, “Prayer changes things.” However, it seems that not all […]
Blessed are the Flexible!
Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not break. Flexibility is the word for today. I want you to speak this word over your life, family and business today. Rarely do our plans go exactly as planned. Therefore, we have to be flexible. How many times have you… Had a […]
Where does your Joy come from?
Marvin Jacobs a San Francisco lawyer, bought his dream jaguar, only to find out that it didn’t really make his life complete. USA Today reported in an article on state “lemon laws” that over the next 3 ½ years Jacobs had to take his car into the shop a grand […]
Look On The Bright Side!
I Pastor a great church family in Dallas, Texas. I have to admit, every Sunday I look at the weather to determine whether or not I think people are going to come to church. If it is raining, I complain, “God, why are you letting it rain on Sunday? […]
Strangled in the Womb!
Starla and I had only been married for a year when our first son was born. The entire delivery process was new to us. So we didn’t completely understand the magnitude of what was happening. But at one point in the delivery process we lost the heartbeat of our […]
Be Ready!
It was a late night drive home. The Houston Rockets had just won the NBA Championship in 1995 for the second year in a row. Starla and I were driving home with our windows down, listening to the people celebrate the victory. As I looked into my rear-view mirror, […]
Street Fight!
It was a cold Friday night under the bridge in Houston, Texas. We had just finished the worship set. I had settled into my message when it happened. A couple of thugs from the streets came into our crowd and started disrupting the service. They were causing some concern […]
Life’s a Climb!
How many can remember as kids climbing a tree? I sure can. I remember struggling to the highest point of the tree that I possibly could. Sometimes climbing so high that I had a difficult time finding my way down. But the greatest challenge was finding your way to […]
This Too Shall Pass!
A few years ago Starla and our kids were walking through the petting zoo exhibit at the Texas State Fair. I saw this Sow (Momma pig) nursing her little piglets. They were tough on their Momma. They fought each other and were extremely rough with each other and their […]
Timing is Everything!
Someone said, “Timing is everything.” In fact, Solomon said in Ecclesiastes 3:1 “There is a time for everything under the sun.” The key is knowing the right time to speak and the right way to say it. Today’s word is timing. For instance, when I said to the young […]