God wants us to pray and there is no limit on how much we can pray! As a matter of fact, our days ought to be  pretty much a running conversation with God as we work, play, struggle, celebrate, grieve...  Read More

Each night that I am at home and am not dealing with a pressing crisis, I send out a little mailer to a number of  people in our church and to folks as far away as the east coast. I started it during ...  Read More

Years ago, I remember going to the movies and watching “Cinderella” and she sang “A dream is a wish your  heart makes.” And then there was Ricky Nelson who sang “All I have to do is dream” after the O...  Read More

In his lifetime he wrote some 400 songs. When World War II broke out, he was refused enlistment because of a  heart condition. So, he and his wife spent the war entertaining the troops. After the war,...  Read More

Mickey Anders in his book “The Beginning of Ministry” wrote that someone has said there is a huge difference  between having a job at church and having a ministry at church.  ... If you are doing it b...  Read More

I love the story that Jesus told that we call “The Prodigal Son”. The story he told is of a younger of two  brothers who decides he’s had enough of life at home and tells his dad that he wants his sha...  Read More