I was a young husband with a wife and 3-month old daughter to support. I had just graduated from Bible college and I was looking for a ministry position. The problem was I couldn’t find work. So I went to the local Employment Development Department where they offered me a job ~ at UPS! But […]
A Dozen Roses on Valentine’s Day (for Kim!)
February 14, 2011 by
The Funny Thing That Happened To Me When I Was A Youth Pastor
February 8, 2011 by
I was a children’s and Junior High youth pastor at the time. I was listening to K-LOVE radio there in the Bay Area at Mission Springs Community Church (Fremont, California) in 1994 or so. They were giving tickets away to a Christian concert for the caller that called in with the answer to the question: […]
21 “More” Twitter Tips from Pastor Mike
February 4, 2011 by
I crossed another milestone on Twitter (in my mind) recently. I marked it with the tweet above (clickable screenshot). I wanted to mark it another way as well by offering a Twitter Tips-Part 2 list. It’s a follow up to another list I wrote last September. (CLICK HERE to read the original 21 Twitter Tips […]
The “Big Three”
February 1, 2011 by
“Do not love the world, nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is iin the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but […]
7 Dynamics At The End Of The World (in 30 seconds)
January 27, 2011 by
(If you can’t see this video, click here.) These same seven dynamics of long ago typify any age increasing and reaching fever pitch in the last days. (Thumbnail in the public domain: click here. PD-US)
10 Wrong Thoughts About God
January 24, 2011 by
What do you think about God? I mean, what do you mostly ponder as thoughts concerning Him? I’d like to suggest that a whole lot of men and women’s thinking is not in line with who God really is. Truth be told, in many cases it is far, far from it. There a number of […]
The Truth Is Out There?
January 20, 2011 by
“And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” (John 8:32; NKJV) If there’s anything I’ve learned (and noticed) while serving the Lord is there is just a whole lot of mis-appropriation, application and interpretation of the Bible (God’s Word). Take for instance the above verse. How many of you have […]
8 Responses to Christ’s Call
January 17, 2011 by
There are many responses to the call of Christ. The Scripture presents us a number of examples. Jesus says, “Follow Me,” and some men and women… 1. Are unwilling to (Matthew 22:3)2. Pay no attention (Matthew 22:5a)3. Go their own way (Matthew 22:5b)4. Don’t realize the cost (Matthew 8:19-20)5. Prioritize family commitments (Matthew 8:21-22)6. Are […]
Chosen (A Dream Come True)
January 14, 2011 by
I was twelve going on thirteen. It was the night of the Little League draft. And all I can remember is how bad I wanted to get on the Padres baseball team. Anything less would just not do. Anything less would be a heartbreak. But I really didn’t have much of a chance (in my […]
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