Image by Sathish kumar Periyasamy from Pixabay I’m thankful to be able to go on vacation this year. I will be going to Florida from August 1 to August 11. I have the privilege of going to our General Council of the Assemblies of God from August 3 to August…
Image by StockSnap from Pixabay It’s one of the hardest relationships I have had to counsel as a pastor. Some pastors are well prepared and have great experience counseling marriages, but that’s not me. I have never been married, so I am an observer of marriage. But when couples come…
Image by Kookay from Pixabay There is a lot of unrest around our country right now. It seems every authority structure is being challenged. No one trusts the people in authority. So we ask the question of how Christians deal with the authorities of this world. The Bible is clear…
Image by John Hain from Pixabay We have all kinds of relationships that we must balance. There are close friends who treat us well. Enemies are a whole different matter. They are not on your side. You could have a scorched-earth policy with your enemies. Or you could try to…
Image by Jose R. Cabello from Pixabay Most people know the Ten Commandments, even if they don’t know them in order. We strive to follow them but for many they become rules from a Lawgiver from long ago. Others may turn to legalism in an attempt to fulfill the letter…
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay I love to make images through art. I tried my hand at drawing when I was younger. When I was in high school I had the opportunity to make pottery. And I have recently picked up painting with my mouth since my paralysis. I’m…
Image by 👀 Mabel Amber, who will one day from Pixabay In my pastoral ministry it’s one of the toughest subjects I address. How do families get along with one another? When I was pastoring my church in Shillington, PA I was a youth pastor as part of my portfolio…
Image by WikiImages from Pixabay The naturalist view now touted in universities and many scientific communities ignores, downplays, or rejects the idea of a spiritual realm. They hold that only what I can experience with my senses exists. Naturalism demands empirical evidence. I don’t want to get too philosophical, but…
Image by PublicDomainArchive from Pixabay How do you see yourself in this world? For some Christians it is a hostile place filled with persecution and people who cause trials for them. Other Christians say it is a mission field where they reach out to others and show the love of…
Holiness Matters: A Call to Obey the Holy Spirit is a book formed out of my four year study of holiness in the Bible and how it applies to us today. It discusses sanctification and God’s command to be holy as He is holy. But how do we do that?…