It hurts when our expectations are not met by others.  When we believe something to be true and hope that others will align themselves with our standards, we set ourselves up for failure.  The most influential aspect of our expectations being met or not met is their attainability.  Attainability of expectations is not based on […]

My wife and I were discussing the value of investing in new believers and developing ministers.  We were not debating the value of the investment, but instead were listing the many ways that such an investment could be made.  Fully aware of the church and all that churches do to help support these individuals, we […]

Christ leads us through experience. Be willing to go through the trial and test in order to learn that which He wants you to know. Also, be willing to lead those around you toward the person of Christ so that the experience they have with Him might be the life-changing moment that we will celebrate […]

This weekend we will be going to the Refuge Retreat.  I am grateful that we get this opportunity to get away from the world and take a few moments for our group to get to know each other.  There are so many new faces in our youth ministry and so many familiar faces who simply […]

I always hear people talk about quality vs quantity; yet I don’t notice quality being the predominate measurement in the church. Quality should be our pursuit instead of quantity. Eternity will judge the fruit that lasts, not the bumper crop.

Tonight I will be delivering a message about the need for believers to testify about the great God we serve.  I was struck by this topic when I began to realise the serious impact that testimony can have on a group, and how one man’s testimony about the saving grace of Christ Jesus and the […]

This weekend I was privileged to be able to work with Climbing Blind again.  Climbing blind is a band from the Lubbock area who is quickly becoming my favorite worship team with which to work.  We were both called to work at the Disciple Now of New Home Baptist Church and we had a BLAST.  […]

Paul, writing to his pupil Timothy said that he should, “…but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.” But where does he find this example?  Where should we look to see a model for living that would “set an example?” Christ’s example in speech had […]

I have a nephew named Ace who is a little over 3 years old.  His father is Steven, my younger brother and farming cotton on the south plains of west Texas is their life.  I watch the facebook status updates for photos of Ace everyday and am not surprised when the photos characterise Ace in […]

The word speaks of Jesus and says’ “and Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man” (Luke 2:52 ESV). If I am to imitate Him, I must begin in my growth in wisdom, stature, and favor with God and men. We grow in many ways every day we live, […]