Have you ever noticed how people are affected in different ways by different experiences? Some people love to go to social gatherings; others are exhausted by them. Some people are enthralled with bas

I remember when I was I was in high school at Mulberry High School, the Harvard of Polk County, and I played soccer. I was one of those guys who could play any sport ok, but no sports really well.

This week I was blessed to do the invocation and the benediction at the investiture of one of our Polk County judges. What that means is that I did the opening prayer and ending prayer for an event wh

The Lord God is powerful, isnt He, church? He can provide, He can bless, He can encourage, He can comfort, He can convict, and so much more. Were going to learn today that one of the acts that

Have you heard about the power of persuasion? We might tell our kids, If youre good for 30 minutes, Ill take you to get ice cream. Your boss may tell you, If you meet certain marks, youll get an

When Jennifer and I got married, we spoke about having kids. After a couple of years spent being young and childless, we decided to start having kids. We wanted many kids. Then, we couldnt have any

Do you remember just two weeks ago when we learned that the Christian Pharisees were bringing division into the Church of Antioch? They were trying to bring extra Jewish rules for the non-Jewish Chris

I remember when I was in the process of applying to be a doctoral candidate at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. I never thought that I would pursue a doctoral degree, but the Lord opened up

Dont you wish that when things were going well in the church of God that things would just go smoothly? When people are getting saved from their sins, churches are growing, and leaders are being

Well, here we are back in the Book of Acts. Im so excited! Today, we are in Acts 14:21-28. Lets do a little recap. Heres whats happened so far: Jesus appeared after His resurrection and