Ministry Perspectives, It is no secret that we are in a 'storm' of shifting winds in this nation. In navigating every day we are given by God, we who know the Lord and trust Him depend on the compass of the Word of God. In doing so, we look ahead with confidence during the times when all we can see is the next huge wave that is about to pound the ship. When our vision is limited, we lean not on our own understanding but on the One who steers the wind and controls the waves. A

In our continuing journey through 'Experiencing God' on Sunday mornings, I was reminded of an important principle in God's Word that has daily application for each of us. It comes from John's gospel account, chapter 14, verse 15. "If you love Me, keep My commandments." Many read that verse and respond negatively to it, concluding 'I need to do more' to be accepted. Truth is, as a believer, you and I are accepted by God through His act of grace and our response of faith in the

With every passing week, this world continues to move closer toward its conclusion and with it the revelation of Jesus Christ as King of Kings and Lord of Lords! That will be an exciting time for many but sadly not everyone. Until that moment of the twinkling of the eye when the Lord catches away His bride, the Church is required by divine command to be engaged in unceasing prayer in being an enthusiastic witness of Jesus' love and life. There is a verse of scripture that I r

If you ever wondered what separates people like George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, U.S. Grant, Martin Luther King Jr., Billy Graham, Helen Keller, Rosa Parks, Amelia Earhart, Sally Ride, Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Daniel Ruettiger (Rudy), war veteran Melissa Stockwell and many more from others, it’s the determination to press toward a goal that is deemed worthwhile and rewarding. There are many in our world who want to be the best, who desire to be noticed or who would lik

I was reminded on Friday of last week of why we pray. There are at least two reasons that are evident. The first being, God has commanded that we pray. What that means for me, having entered into a personal relationship with Jesus as Lord and Savior is that I do what He says simply because He says it. Jesus didn't say, 'IFyou pray..." Jesus said to His disciples, "WHEN you pray..." If prayer is neglected, life becomes exceedingly more difficult to navigate. As Lord of my life

If you have ever thought, heard, or even said, 'life just isn't fair', then hopefully what follows will help illuminate why that is true. There have been volumes of material written over the years to help people with why bad things seem to happen and more especially why bad things happen to those who appear to be doing their best to do it right. I heard Andy Stanley, pastor of North Point Church in Atlanta, GA once say, "If you think life is not fair, you must remember there

With all the humanity that we see and more we do not, it might be easy to throw up our hands or throw in the towel wrongly believing that one person could make any lasting impact upon this world. Don't tell that to a couple of guys who started Microsoft in a garage in 1975. Forty-five years later, almost everyone in the world is influenced on some level by what began with a college drop-out named Bill Gates. Regardless of whether you think his influence to be good or bad, non