People have often asked me how I have been able to keep my fire.  There are a number of things that help me maintain my zeo and one of them is found in Acts 3.

Acts chapter one is packed with good stuff but here is what stuck our to me as I read it today.  Verse 15 says Peter stood up among the believers (a group numbering about a hundred and twenty). This is the first church, 120 people in a room waiting for the first visit from the [...]

Before leaving the topic of gossip I would be remiss if I didn’t share my strategy for avoiding it.  The most important thing to be aware of when it comes to gossip is myself.  I am the main catalyst for propagating harmful talk.

Lets face it gossip is a reality in the church.  It has been since the church started 2000 years ago.  That is why James writes about it.  It is destructive and we must be aware of it.  One may be inclined to think that something is going on around me that caused me to write [...]

I hate gossip!  It is so far from the character of God and it breaks my heart to see His people participate in it.  James says it sets the whole course of a persons life on fire and the fire originates in hell.

Here is an email I had in my in box yesterday.  It is powerful so I wanted to share it.  I have removed the names for sake of confidentiality.

Could somebody please sign up to help?  Recruiting volunteers has never been difficult for me personally but I have noticed that there are several leaders inside our ministry who struggle with getting people to make the commitment.

Last night I taught our memebership class and 27 people joined the Harrah Church community. That ‘s encouraging!

I am amazed by how many people I counsel who grew up in homes where their parents didn’t attend church.  You would think right here in Oklahoma, the buckle of the Bible belt, that people would attend church as kids.

Vacation is such an incredible experience.  I am always amazed at how good I feel after an extended break of recreation away from home.