Warning: Roadblock Ahead

Warning: Roadblock Ahead

May 24, 2015 Numbers 22:21-35 We usually think of volcanic eruptions happening in Hawaii or in some foreign country, but this year is the thirty-fifth anniversary of the massive volcanic explosion in the state of Washington when Mount St. Helens erupted. I was a...
“I” is in the Middle of Sin

“I” is in the Middle of Sin

Philippians 2:1-11 This is the time of the year that we tell our graduating seniors to go out into the world and make their mark. We tell them that the sky is the limit and that they are limited only by their dreams. America is the land of opportunity. It is still a...
Ministry is Not a Solo Act

Ministry is Not a Solo Act

Do we ever accomplish anything in ministry alone? I don’t think so. I thought about that recently when someone asked me to name some of the things I’ve accomplished throughout my ministry. While I can name some things, nothing on my list would qualify as a solo act....
Prone to Wander: When We Are Divided

Prone to Wander: When We Are Divided

Matthew 12:1-14 A Lion prowled about a field in which four oxen used to dwell. Many times he tried to attack them; but whenever he came near they turned their tails to one another, so that whichever way he approached them he was met by the horns of one of them. One...
Are You Listening the to Great Coxswain?

Are You Listening the to Great Coxswain?

A few weeks ago Tina and I stopped in Oak Ridge, Tennessee to watch our first-ever regatta. As the sculls raced down the river toward the finish line, we listened as the coxswains called out words of instructions to the crews. The coxswain, or cox, as he or she is...