"What do you want?" Jesus asked "The laborer’s appetite works for him; his hunger drives him on." — Proverbs 16:26 Dear Friends, "Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, "What do you want?" (John 1:38) "In the end we … Continue reading →

Dear Friends, "The spiritual journey requires an intense concentration on God’s point of view and will cause an intense narrowing of all our interests on earth and an immense broadening of our interests in heaven." (Jonathan Edwards) "If Christianity is … Continue reading →

Dear Friends, Recently, as I drove home from meeting with a friend who is earnestly seeking intimacy with the Lord and his wife I saw the invitation on the church marquee: "Come learn the Biblical Principles on Financial Management" or … Continue reading →

Dear Friends, As we begin the New Year with resolutions to lose weight, exercise more, be better husbands, fathers, wives, etc., let’s heed the saying that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. It’s like the story … Continue reading →

Dear Friends, How appropriate it is to share this message on humility and servant leadership from The Leadership Bible here at Christmas. We stand in awe at the amazing condescension of our Lord Jesus, the Son of God, to take … Continue reading →

Dear Friends, A friend of mine is experiencing some very difficult trials in several areas of his life simultaneously with seemingly no real solutions in sight. I am greatly encouraged by his unflinching commitment, love and obedience to the Lord … Continue reading →

Dear Friends, "By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for … Continue reading →

Dear Friends, I have begun a new series on Leadership Principles from God’s Word at our Friday Morning Men’s Fellowship that meets at Chili’s in Tucker. Come join us if you are in the area. Ken Boa is a contributing … Continue reading →

Dear Friends, Last month I shared with you three vital spiritual disciplines: solitude, community and ministry, to help us grow in our walk with God. This month I want to share with you how each of these work together to … Continue reading →

Dear Friends, Henri Nouwen (recently promoted to glory) wrote an insightful article on spiritual disciplines regarding solitude, community and ministry. He defined spiritual disciplines as “the effort to create some space for God to act” in us and through us … Continue reading →

Dear Friends, "Even though you have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel." (1 Corinthians 4:15) "We loved you so much that we were delighted … Continue reading →

Dear Friends, Kristen and I were recently blessed and challenged in our faith in seeing a Christian video on the life and ministry of Peter and Paul. The movie showed how Saul, the zealous Pharisee who was so proud of … Continue reading →

Dear Friends, I just returned from a trip with Ken Boa, my friend, mentor and the president of our ministry. The trip had several purposes. One was to meet with some of the men and women who have influenced Ken … Continue reading →

Dear Friends, A father and his two young boys were flying on a crowded airplane and the boys were extremely noisy and rowdy upsetting all the passengers around them. Yet the father was oblivious to their behavior as he stared … Continue reading →

Dear Friends, “Freedom is only part of the story and half of the truth. That is why I recommend that the Statue of Liberty on the east coast be supplanted by (or accompanied by – my comment) the Statue of … Continue reading →

Dear Friends, My friend Rick gave me a video for Christmas filmed in Israel at En Gedi where fresh, clean, cool, spring-water flows into a pool from a spring north of the area. This is the area where David fled … Continue reading →