Sometimes there are interesting/helpful pieces of content from my study that don't quite make it into my sermons. Here are some quotes from various books that I find humorous and/or worth considering. “I once heard of a Christian woman who spent time serving God in South Africa. While visiting a health clinic, she was deeply … Continue reading Quotes Related to Music
The Lord is helping us figure one another out, Lake Hills family. He's brought us together and I hope and pray my family gets to serve you for a long time! I hope you feel the same way. Over the past few days some of the staff will tell me that folks are wondering this … Continue reading Is There Anything You Want to Know?
Church Family, Please pray for me as I start to prepare for a new series of sermons starting this Sunday. It will be a break from Colossians for a few weeks and will focus on music--specifically music for the gathered church. There is a little fear and trepidation in my heart as I broach this … Continue reading A New Series: Music Matters
Yesterday, someone asked me the following question. With permission, I am posting the question and my answer as today's blog in hopes of it being helpful to this person and anyone else. "I was in James today and chapter 1 verses 6-8 scared me. After a series of prayers over the course of time where … Continue reading A Question About Prayer
When we first arrived, I found myself praying consistently and frequently. There were so many needs in our lives. But I noticed something happening in the past 2-3 weeks--the consistency and fervency of my prayer life has decreased. Why has this happened? I think because we have less perceived needs. There is a wonderful Proverb … Continue reading The Importance of Realizing Our Need of God
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