I really enjoyed team-speaking  this morning with Pastor Brad Leach from Church Of The King, in Detroit, Michigan.  Brad is such a good friend and a man of great vision for his city. Here were some of Brad's most profound quotes: The difference between Dr. Laura and Jesus (and there are pr...

“There’s no one here but the fighters.” I was pretty damn loathe to watch this without any prior knowledge of what it was about etc after Spartan completely failed to ignite me. That I’ve been terrible at keeping up the movie-watching habit lately (I’ll get better soon,...

Here are a number of sites that provide information, support groups, and encouragement for those who are working to break free from some area of struggle. Such WERE Some Of You Ministries (local) Exodus International (specializes in recovery from homosexuality) Pure Life Ministries (support for thos...

I am looking forward to this weekend's message as we launch the GOD OF THIS CITY series.  The text for the message is one of the most famous and oft quoted promises in the Bible...Jeremiah 29:11-14. What I never understood until recently is the context of that chapter and what that context impl...

I am such a major blogger slacker! I only have two pics to show you... but they do pretty much encompass a lot of what I've been eating. First, above is sun dried tomato marinara with fresh basil, garlic and kalamata olives.I drizzled a bit of olive oil over the top, but made the sauce fat free. I a...

I am not very techy but I work hard at learning. So I bought the new iPhone and am posting this entry from it. Hoping this will make my workflow easier....

Joy is cultivated by making a fairly radical choice.  It is the decision to adopt heaven's perspective regarding my present set of circumstances.  James 1:2-4 tells us this: Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your...

As a child I heard that “children are best seen not heard” so often I never spoke up in public about anything.  We are taught to keep our thoughts and feelings to ourselves from an early age.  Gender differences in communication Girls are taught subtly in the classroom to keep their id...

This past weekend message was one of the more challenging talks to deliver.  But it was also very important in a number of ways.  The GOD QUESTION was 'what does the Bible say about homosexuality?' And the Biblical text that I choose to speak from dealt with not only homosexuality but with...

I have been tagged from Kat's blog... HERE .......................................................................................................................................................... This is one of the dearest people in my life, Kat...she is one of my greatest friends...but also like ...