My son Kolt had taken his two sons out for donuts one morning. As they prayed over their food. he snapped a picture of his younger son, Maverick eyeing his older brother’s donuts, while they were supposed to be praying. Maverick took “watch and pray” to a whole ‘nutha […]
Listen Carefully!
Listen! The word of the day is listen! I can remember times when my children were younger, they would climb up in my lap, grab my face with both of their hands and say, “Daddy, listen to me.” They wanted to make sure that I heard everything that they […]
Less is More!
Less is more. What does this actually mean? Oftentimes we spend so much time doing things, but rarely getting things done. Our focus on too many things in life, reduces our effectiveness in the things that matter most. Today’s word is less is more. We need to focus on […]
Be Still!
I love a quiet morning in my back yard, listening to the hypnotic sounds of the waterfalls by my pool. This time is my “God time.” It’s when I can just talk to God and let God talk to me. I don’t need anything else going on. I don’t […]
Hold On or Let Go!
The church is such a fun and interesting family to belong to. It only has one problem. It has some weird people in it. Of course! Every church has their percentage of weird people. Now if you are reading this right now and you are thinking, “I don’t know […]
Say it Again!
How did you learn to say the pledge of allegiance? How did you learn to say the Lord’s Prayer? How did you learn your alphabet, times table or vocabulary words? Repetition. That’s right, repetition. It’s not rocket science. It’s no secret mystery. The key to remembering anything is repetition. […]
Ignore it!
My sons and I were making our plans to hike down and out of the Grand Canyon in one day. The Park Ranger told us not to try it. He said it was too dangerous. The only problem was I knew we could do it, because I had done […]
God’s Remarkable Love!
When our first son Kolt, was born, I couldn’t imagine ever loving another child as much as I loved my son. I remember being saddened when I would think about my next child being born. I truly believed that I would not be able to love them in the […]
Count What Matters!
I have been in Pastoral ministry since 1983. You do the math. My wife and family and I, have planted churches and happily served God’s people, in order to build the Kingdom. Through these years and various ministry assignments, we have had the privilege of seeing hundreds and thousands of […]
Happy Birthday Starla!
Happy Birthday Starla. You complete me! I have always been a very positive person. By personality I am Sanguine, carefree, a wing-it junkie. I am a big idea dreamer. I break out in hives just thinking about details. I think you get the picture. My wife Starla on the other […]