January 31 – Missing the Mark in Ministry


Monthly Archives: January 2025

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April 12, 2025 April 12 – No Ponies Needed The Pony Express was a privately-owned business that carried mail through an organized team of horseback riders in the mid 1800’s. Their circuit of travel spanned from St. Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California. The cost to send a letter was 0
April 11, 2025 April 11 – Time Alone Every time I read through the Gospels I am intrigued by the solitude of Christ.  He was constantly being thronged by the masses; He continually engaged the multitudes.  He was in high demand everywhere He went.  He worked late in 0
April 10, 2025 April 10 – Beautiful Coffins Not long ago I helped a family pick out a coffin for their deceased loved one.  As we were escorted into the “showroom” of caskets, the undertaker went into “sales mode.”  He began pointing out particular features, and addressing particular 0
April 9, 2025 April 9 – Objects in the Mirror We’ve all read the warning posted on the side-view mirror of our vehicles “Objects in Mirror are Closer Than They Appear.”  This cautionary statement is in place to give us a proper perspective on our surroundings.  It serves to remind 0
April 8, 2025 April 8 – The Devil is a Lie Jesus called Satan the “father of lies.”  Every falsity told is birthed from the character of the prince of darkness.  From the deception of Eve to the temptation of Christ, he sought to destroy man’s relationship with God.  Today, he 0
April 7, 2025 April 7 – Don’t Settle for the Grapes Kadesh-Barnea will forever be remembered as a place of mediocrity and regret for the children of Israel.  It was there that Moses sent out the spies to view the land of Canaan.  If you will recall, twelve men were ordered 0
April 6, 2025 April 6 – How to Get Wisdom Theodore Roosevelt said, “Wisdom is nine-tenths a matter of being wise in time; most of us are wise after the event.”  It is true; being wise is demonstrated by knowing what to say, or what to do, in a proper 0
April 5, 2025 April 5 – Do You Have a Full Plate? I try to meet regularly with seasoned men of God.  I love to glean from their wisdom and knowledge, and seek advice concerning family, ministry, preaching, and life in general.  Not long ago I met with a retired pastor for 0
April 4, 2025 April 4 – Louder Than Your Lips A man without integrity is like a person yelling into a bull-horn that is not turned on.  No matter how loudly he screams, no one really hears him.  Unless your life matches your lips you have no influence, no impact; 0
April 3, 2025 April 3 – On the Shirt or in the Heart? All of my children play baseball, and to be quite boastful, they are all really good.  So the other day when my youngest hit a grand-slam homer, needless to say, I was standing and cheering him on.  As he rounded 0