BEING and WALKING

BEING and WALKING

Ephesians 5:1-2 – “Therefore BE imitators of God, as beloved children; and WALK in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.” I had so many heros when I was a kid. From the obvious sports...
A Journey of a Lifetime

A Journey of a Lifetime

Some 28 years ago, Nikki and I were planning our honeymoon. We had settled on Disney World as a destination. Her suggestion to fly was a little out there for me because I had never flown before. I was sheltered somewhat as a child and vacations meant driving to a...

Position vs. Passion

“You become the kind of leader that others want to follow not because of your position, but because of your passion.” (Doug Dickerson). This quote came up at a leadership round-table that I was leading a couple of weeks ago. As the conversation unfolded, most of the...

What Breaks God’s Heart

What breaks your heart? We will get back to the questions of “What breaks God’s Heart” shortly. What grabs your heart and twists to the point tears begin to pour from your eyes and you begin to feel a bit uneasy? I could begin to list many things that break our hearts...

A Word of Encouragement

I Thessalonians 5:11a  “Therefore encourage one another and build one another up” I recently met with a young businessman who had just connected to one of our discipleship groups in Jackson. As we talked, he shared of his concern about the lack of encouragement in our...