If you have followed this blog for sometime, you might have seen this back in 2009. I pulled it from the archives and used it as the basis of the lesson Sunday night at Central. Since it was well received, I thought I would share it as a follow-up to yesterday's post. In true Late … Continue reading Imitating Satan
Knowing the Enemy
As Christians, we need to know our enemy. Your enemy is not others in your congregation that you had a disagreement with. Your enemy is not the church down the road. Our enemy is not the people across the political aisle. The enemy is Satan - the devil. Starting today and for a few posts that … Continue reading Knowing the Enemy
We Can Keep on Keeping On
Yesterday we considered why we quit. We looked at what potentially leads us away from God and His people - His Kingdom the Church. Even with all that is against us we can keep on keeping on. We can "be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your … Continue reading We Can Keep on Keeping On
Why do we quit?
Through they years I started a lot of projects. Many of them I never completed. Through the years, I made myself many promises such as, I will eat better, exercise more, become healthier. Those resolutions last a few weeks. Why do I quit? More importantly, why do fall short on my promises to God? Hearts … Continue reading Why do we quit?
For Sale
I met with a realtor yesterday. We will soon be putting our house on the market. Since accepting the position as preaching minister at Central Church of Christ in Tuscaloosa, I have been driving about 94 miles round trip to my study. Thinking about selling our house brought to mind an old article I read years … Continue reading For Sale
Which Church?
Churches want to grow. Those that grow are contagious congregations that focus on people over programs. Growing churches reach their communities with the good news of salvation in Christ and keep people connected because they help people mature in their individual spirituality. These congregations bring people to Christ and assimilate them into the body of Christ … Continue reading Which Church?
This is about Nothing
"What are you up to?" - "Nothing." "What's new?" - "Nothing" You would think we live in a boring word. Nothing seems to be going on. Maybe we answer "nothing" out of a sense of feigned humility. We do not want to appear excited by our own life and events so as not to give the … Continue reading This is about Nothing
Once More
About 5 years ago as we sat down to breakfast my then pre-teen son and I joked about what archaeologists would say about football if they dug up a stadium 5,000 years from now. Here were the possibilities we came up with: They might consider the stadium to be a temple or place of worship (every town has one). … Continue reading Once More
More on Football
For those that read yesterday's post today's thoughts are what I was leading up too. If you did not read yesterday's post it is HERE (take a look and come back). In the United States, American Football is almost if not already on par with religion. Many people will change churches before they change which team … Continue reading More on Football
I will never go again
I am through with football. I have been watching games and going to high school and college games for a long time now. I have seen hundreds if not thousands of plays, touchdowns, fumbles, and injuries. I am tired of football. It has nothing to do with whether my team(s) lost or not this weekend. … Continue reading I will never go again
Driving Thought 