Everything in life was created with potential and possesses God’s potential principle. In every acorn there is an oak tree; in every dream a Disneyland; in every child a great …

As I looked over my book shelves this week I noticed how many ‘Church Growth’ books I have bought and read over the last four decades in ministry. I then reflected …

If we truly want to stop ‘going to church’ and start ‘being the Church’ then we need to accept that the majority of what we have experienced as ‘church’ throughout our …

A little boy wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with Tim Tams and a six-pack of apple juice and he started his journey …

Sometimes life seems unreal. All of us have had days where we felt like we were in a fog. We may have felt like we were in a dream world. At those times nothing …

Isn’t it ironic that Churches are defined legally as “non-profit organizations”? The legal definition refers to the financial status of Churches; but for so many ‘Church people,’ the …

I enjoy a good movie. But I have to remind myself that so much of what I see on the screen is not what it seems. Much of it is illusion. Hollywood is the land of illusion. So I …

Isaiah 43:18-19 “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness …

When one door closes and another door opens, you are probably in prison. | My luck is like a bald guy who just won a comb. | Age 60 might be the new 40, but 9:00 pm is the …