The Journey

Anyway
People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered;
Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, People may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;
Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies;
Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;
Be honest and frank anyway.
What you [...]

I am a Mac user, enthusiast….oh, well, you get the idea.    A question that I get asked frequently is why I don’t have an iPhone.  Well, rather than spelling it out, I will point you to the post of another pastor here that tells my story so verbatim that it’s uncanny…“yep, i thought [...]

The other day, I rented a car to make a quick trip out of town.  I was able to get a Mustang convertible so that I could enjoy the trip.  Fun Car, Fun Trip (other than getting sick)…but what was the reason for the trip?

My sister, Stacy got married to Brian Swisher and I was [...]

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Usually before I go into my morning prayer time I have a very specific direction about something to pray for, this morning the thought that is leading to my knees is “Praying [...]

Give me a hundred men who fear nothing but sin and desire nothing but God, and such alone will shake the gates of hell and set up the kingdom of God on earth.  ~ John Wesley

Courage is almost a contradiction in terms.  It means a strong desire to live, taking the form of a readiness to die.  ~ G.K. Chesterton
I want to live life and minister charging after God’s purpose…no matter what!  Dying to self and living to love! 
A friend of mine made this statement awhile back, “God’s will [...]

A son and his father were walking on the mountains.
Suddenly, the son falls, hurts himself and screams:
“AAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!”
To his surprise, he hears the voice repeating,
somewhere in the mountain: “AAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!”
Curious, he yells: “Who are you?”
He receives the answer: “Who are you?”
Angered at the response, he screams: “Coward!”
He receives the answer: “Coward!”
He looks to his father and asks: [...]

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1John 1:9 (KJV) If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1John 1:9 (NIV) [...]

Well, I am glad to be home.  I have been everywhere from Las Vegas to perform my sister’s wedding ceremony to San Clemente for a camping trip to Denver, CO to preach over these past two weeks…I have been running at breakneck speed and need to catch my breath. 
However, having been gone for [...]

Every man is a warrior inside. But the choice to fight is his own.  ~ John Eldredge’s nine-year old sont