Mahatma Ghandi once said, “If it weren’t for Christians, I’d be a Christian.” Our faith in Jesus IS NOT about religion…..our faith in Jesus IS ABOUT loving God and loving each other! Jesus, indeed, God Himself in the flesh, came to this earth to demonstrate for us in the fles
There was elder in a church that everyone disliked. He was full of himself, you could tell that his heart was set on ambitious authority rather than Jesus, very often his motives were brought into question, he was overly judgmental, his priorities were less about people and the love of the church fa
I wonder what Jesus would say if communion at church was sponsored by Welches or if Baptism Sunday was brought to you by Zephyrhills? What if offering envelopes had the Bank America logo and a coupon for a three months FREE checking on them or the annual church picnic was sponsored by Kentucky Fried
Our Christian faith and worship cover a very broad spectrum. Some houses of worship are huge and towering like the Crystal Cathedral in California. Some pastors/priest wear ornate robes. Some services are filled with ritual and eloquent prayers. All of these things miss the point and amount to nothi
My wife and I are in many ways opposites. I have always said that our marriage is built on a team concept. We both have strong and weak qualities to bring to our marriage. Where I am weak, she is strong and vica versa. In fact, I believe that a strong tenant of any marriage should be recognizing eac
Selfishness…..twisting God’s higher purpose……this is something that Jesus accused the Pharisees and the teachers of the law (the Scribes) of. Jesus provides an example that is a little hidden due to language. I will explain. But, before I do, the important thing I want to poi