How would you define love? There was a movie made by Disney over 14 years ago, with a song called: How does she know that you love her. How does someone show love? I realize that I am late to the ball game for this sermon. Every September or October, I set aside a week to prepare my preaching calendar…

Have you ever visited a really weird exhibit? You walk in, look at everything, and wonder why in the world you are there. The weirdest exhibit that I have ever been to was one on the human body. It was at a science museum in Dallas. For some reason, some scientist had decided to freeze two bodies, male…

We are just finishing up our birthday season. We have Christmas, then Nancy and Grace’s birthdays are in January, and David’s and mine are in February. That makes for a lot of gifts being given in two months. The kids have been thrilled. I am looking at the house, wondering what we are going to do with…

Why do we come to church? Some of us come because it socially accepted to come to church. Others come because they feel guilty if they don’t come to church. Still others come because they gain something by coming. Still others come because they want to share something. I come to church because you pay…

Have you ever lost focus on a project, and everything got messed up? It seems that every week, I struggle with my focus during sermons. Maggie and I had a heart to heart a few weeks ago, trying to understand the pressures that each other face. And I told Maggie that many times writing sermons is like…

I really enjoy fellowship dinners. Which is probably because I like to eat. You can probably guess what my favorite part of fellowship dinners are.... If I were super spiritual, I would say the fellowship. But, it is the desserts. I’ve got a huge sweet tooth. But, I do like the fellowship. God designed…

Merry Christmas! Christmas morning services are always a little weird. Some of us were together yesterday. And so, we have seen each other two days in a row. The service is squished between different Christmas breakfast and Christmas lunch. If anyone hasn’t opened presents, they are squirming in their…

One of the funnest stages of toddler growth and development is the “why” stage. It can also be the most annoying if certain mental blocks are not put up. Whenever anything happens, the child says: ‘Why’. Then, the game commences. We have a choice how to respond. We could say truly why. Or, we could say…

Our daily testimony should be inline with our salvation. What we confess with our mouth should be daily lived out within our families, within the community, at the grocery store, at the courthouse, at the library. Everywhere, we should be asking the question: what does it mean to live as a follower of…