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How To Be a Mentor for a Day
This book is intended to guide you through the process of preparing for spending a day with a young man or young woman in order to positively impact them. Order your copy today by using the main contact form on this website or by ordering it on Amazon. Errata already corrected in the First Edition: To submit errata, please fill out this form: … Read entire article »
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How To Be a Mentor for a Day
This book is intended to guide you through the process of preparing for spending a day with a young man or young woman in order to positively impact them. Order your copy today … Read more »
Preaching Through Proverbs: A Collection of Sermons by the Pastors of Central Africa
Imagine feeling the heat of a summer day as you sit inside a tin-roofed church building listening … Read more »
Ten Things Your Children Need to Know
This is the outline of a talk I gave in Colorado last year to a group of parents/grandparents. Psalm 71:17-18 Guilt is not a feeling. God forgives. God is real. God acts in our lives and in … Read more »
Abraham Rescues Lot and Meets Melchizedek
These are some notes from a sermon I shared at a local church in Lusaka, Zambia recently. … Read more »
Mary’s First Real Thanksgiving
The following is the video of a skit I wrote entitled “Mary’s First Real Thanksgiving.” This is … Read more »
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How to Walk with God
If you are just beginning your walk with God and would like some background on what this is all about, read on. … Read more »
What is the Refiner’s Fire?
A young friend recently wrote the following: Q. I was just reading todays meditation, what do you mean by going through the refiners fire, and how do you do that? A. The process is one … Read more »
Humor: Women Dancing in Church and Wearing High Heels
Here’s another good example of bad exegesis, where scripture gets twisted beyond its primary intent. This one is original with me. (Just shows how warped a creative mind can be if it … Read more »
What David Learned from the Lion and the Bear
In Samuel 17:31-37, David has been brought before King Saul. People have heard David’s bold words about how Goliath had to be faced. Saul has sent for him. When David expresses that he … Read more »
Bible Proof That We Must Not Watch Television
When my brother-in-law was in college, he was listening to AM radio one day and heard a … Read more »
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Preaching Through Proverbs: A Collection of Sermons by the Pastors of Central Africa
Imagine feeling the heat of a summer day as you sit inside a tin-roofed church building listening to a pastor preach to you from the Word of God. The echoes of voices resound as the congregants speak out their appreciation for what they are hearing. This is Africa. This is church. This is worship around the Word of God where Jesus is … Read entire article »
The Veil March 2018 Photos
These photos are from the March 2018 production of The Veil at Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church. If you are one of the dancers and would like a high resolution copy of one of the photos you are in, please contact me by e-mail or by using the Contact form on the site. ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”1000″] … Read entire article »
Benefits of Praying in the Holy Spirit
These are notes in outline form for someone wanting to speak about the benefits of praying in the Holy Spirit. Open flow. Perfect prayer. Strengthen yourself. Praying to God. Serve as a sign to others. Gateway to the gifts. Learn sensitivity to the Spirit. New spiritual experiences. Your spirit is praying. Build yourself up in your most holy faith. Pray always. Live in God’s presence and awareness of His presence. … Read entire article »
Ten Things Your Children Need to Know
This is the outline of a talk I gave in Colorado last year to a group of parents/grandparents. Psalm 71:17-18 Guilt is not a feeling. God forgives. God is real. God acts in our lives and in our behalf. You can know God. Daily devotional habits will change your life. The Holy Spirit will empower you. Bad things happen to good people. You are gifted — and responsible to use your gifts properly. Eternity is a long time. Act in light of it! … Read entire article »
Abraham Rescues Lot and Meets Melchizedek
These are some notes from a sermon I shared at a local church in Lusaka, Zambia recently. The chapter is Genesis 14. Five kings versus four. This was a regional conflict. Sodom is captured and plundered. Lot is captured and removed from Sodom. (Was this a good thing? Sometimes bad things happen which actually could be viewed in at least a partially positive … Read entire article »
Mary’s First Real Thanksgiving
The following is the video of a skit I wrote entitled “Mary’s First Real Thanksgiving.” This is a sequel to last year’s skit, “Bad Thanksgiving Habits and How They Started.” It was performed by the drama team at Westmore COG on Sunday, Nov 20, 2016. This skit provides a good history lesson for those who really don’t understand the Thanksgiving Holiday. If … Read entire article »
The Waiting Room: A Skit on Faith and Healing
The following skit was inspired in a real waiting room in early 2016. I wrote much of it shortly after that. Our church’s lead pastor wanted us to perform it during a Healing Service held recently. Apart from Bill’s medical issue, I pulled from true stories from friends, family and my own experiences, because I wanted the skit to embody … Read entire article »
Talking to Your Children About Terrorism
This is an article that most families would never have had to read when I was a child. Today, the amount of attacks in numerous countries has brought terrorist activity to the forefront. Knowing how to talk to your children about these events can help to build a foundation of peace in their lives. What follows are some talking points … Read entire article »
Christian Funeral Service for a Woman of Faith
(names removed for privacy purposes) Is it right to believe? Is it right to have faith? These are questions that determine much of the outcome of our lives. The answer you give personally to that question will shape your future from this point on. Several years ago, God in His grace and mercy poured out of His Spirit upon this family in a way that you had never experienced before. When that happened, a demarcation point was fixed in history. There was a life you had known before God poured out His Spirit on you, and there was life after God had poured out His Spirit. In talking with different ones in your family and your church, what I heard most was about the … Read entire article »
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