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Stand firm with the Gospel. I’ve always been confused about the meaning of the passage in Ephesians 6 about the full armor of God. On the one hand, we are battling the forces of evil and need the protection of God’s armor and the strike force of the sword of truth. On...
Overcoming nagging sins. In preparing this writing, I peered over the book of Joshua. What happened to him externally, I use internally as encouragement while going through my daily battles. "So I find this law at work. Although I want to do good, evil is right there...
Spiritual growth. For the last few years, I've gotten really into coffee. I started buying raw coffee beans about 6 years ago and have been working persistently towards developing the perfect method for roasting. Beyond that, I'm always experimenting with various...
I grew up in the church and I made the mistake of separating faith and life. I said the sinner’s prayer at age seven which is what you did to become a Christian. I did it because I didn’t want to go to Hell and that was that. It was escaping the fires of Hell. As a...
I started up my first business at the age of 34. Before that, I was in sales but became very tired of the travel. I sold my corporate stock, bought a franchise and began a 13-year run in small business. It was hard work, long hours and, at first, quite the dip in...
What a week...business problems, church problems, people problems. It seems all of a sudden that nothing but problems are in my life. A few months ago, I felt as if our business was unstoppable, boy was I wrong. Business has slowed almost to a stop. I do see the light...
We live in a culture that says treat people the way they treat you. Do unto others as they do to you. But the Bible says do unto others as you would have them do unto you. That means to treat people as you want to be treated- not as you are necessarily being treated....
Where I Started After leaving the church at the age of 12, I began my journey toward atheism. For 20 years, I believed in the big bang theory, humans were from a cesspool of algae that just happen to be perfect for life, and I began to walk because of my ancestors,...
Mark 1:17 "And Jesus said to them, 'Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men.'" Effectively Evangelizing. Throughout my ministry, God has placed so many different people in my path. People from all different walks of life. From the affluent to the poor,...
Matt Lauer, Harvey Weinstein, Al Franken, Roy Moore all recently been caught in a series of allegations of sexual harassment and the list continues to grow. Many of these men have been fixtures in the political or media scene for many years. Lauer has been a versatile...
Proverbs 16:13 “Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.” Today we are going to talk about vocation. Vocation is defined as “a particular occupation, business, or profession; calling. A strong impulse or inclination to follow a particular...
The problem with most Christian men today is we lack discipline! Whether it's reading our Bibles, praying, or just trying to keep our eyes to ourselves, we lack a "spiritual discipline." In essence, we have become "spiritual sissies." "5 For this very reason, make...