In 1988, Bobby McFerrin wrote the song “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.” His advice – in the face of life’s troubles, worrying just makes things worse. So… don’t worry, be happy. God has a similar opinion about worry. It’s found in…
I’m in the middle of a two-part message series that I’ve titled Wow@Work. The thought of work that wows our employers isn’t new. Paul brought it up in his letter to the church at Colosse when he said: Slaves, obey…
This past week Colossians 3:17 gave me a new perspective on the hats I am wearing. It could do the same for you. Here’s what Paul said: “And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in…
If you are a person who truly believes… There really is a God out there somewhere The Bible is the true story of His relentless pursuit of a relationship with mankind The life, death, and resurrection of Jesus made it…
When it comes to committing time and money for what we believe is important, family is still a significant commitment in our lives. I say “still” because early in our marriage, as a young couple and then as parents, we…
In 1964 Bob Dylan wrote and recorded a song called My Back Pages. I was just a little kid then, but its chorus has haunted me ever since the age of my body has become significantly older than the person…
When I was in my early teens I hated going to church, but that didn’t matter to my parents. They forced me to go anyway. Every Sunday. So I made it work for me. Once we arrived at church, my…
As a pastor, I work on Sundays. I know some of you think that’s the only day of the week that pastors work. That would be awesome if it was true! The fact is, being a pastor keeps me really…
There are a lot of things in life that aren’t easy to learn. For me, one of them is golf. I’ve been trying to learn to play better golf for forty years. The fact is, I still don’t have that…