Monthly Archives: January 2010

This is a part of the devotional I gave at our Leadership Summit tonight… Love is not a variable, it’s a constant. If you remember high school algebra you’ll know what this phrase means. If not, here’s what I’m saying. There exists a lot of diversity in the church. As Rick Warren has been quoted … Continue reading »

I’ll be a bit slow blogging any entries the next few days.  Marvina and I are in Florida for the week.  However, if inspiration hits I’ll take note and post something. Have a good one!

Last Sunday at CLC we talked about getting into our Bibles more.  I thought back to when I was a young.  We would have contests at church: sword drills where we would race to find a verse before anyone else, contests in which we memorized the order of the books of the Bible, or the names … Continue reading »

We’re in the third week of the Fuel For the Soul series. We’re looking at some habits that serve to strengthen us spiritually. Week one I talked about silence and solitude–turning off the noise in your life and listening to the voice of the God. Week two was about transformational Bible reading–not reading Scripture for … Continue reading »

On a missions trip to Panama when I was 16, we narrowly avoided a disaster. We spent the day at a river relaxing and swimming. Some members of the group ventured out a little too far from shore, and suddenly found themselves being pulled away by an under current. There were some tense moments while some of the men in our … Continue reading »

Tomorrow we will take a special offering for relief efforts in Haiti…we’ll be partnering with Convoy of Hope.  Please come prepared to participate by giving sacrificially to a hurting people! Also, tomorrow we continue our Fuel for the Soul series at Christian Life Center. This Sunday we will talk about TBS – Transformational Bible Study! Unfortunately, when … Continue reading »

Dale Carnegie said, “One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon — instead of enjoying the roses blooming outside our windows today.” When Paul said, “Now is the day of … Continue reading »

In his book, The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork, John Maxwell talks about the Principle of Price Tag: We fail to reach our potential when we fail to pay the price. He says most people who quit don’t give up at the bottom of the mountain; they stop halfway up. This is the easiest time to … Continue reading »

12:15 Tuesday morning…things I shared with CLC staff last week that are still keeping me up: 1 – I hope I will never allow fear to trump my faith…and that Christian Life Center will always be willing to take huge leaps of faith–even when things may not make sense.   Being a leader does not mean that we will never be … Continue reading »

Vince Lombardi said, “Fatigue makes cowards of us all.” After Elijah’s victory on Mount Carmel he found himself exhausted and running from Jezebel. Instead of basking in the glory of being used in a great way he curled up under a tree and cried, “Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors.” Three … Continue reading »