A few years ago I saw something uncanny. I was at a local warehouse store when I saw an elderly man running across the parking lot. It struck me as strange and to this day it begs an answer, “What would make an old man run?” It isn’t that common to see someone of years […]
If you’re a Christian and have never heard the story of Keith Green – this Sunday night you are in for treat. At small group we will be showing “Your Love Broke Through: The Keith Green Story.” Keith Green was a radical follower of Jesus Christ and his life is an inspiration to many. No
Just returned from a conference in Kansas City. Tuesday night I was given the honor of sharing a message I felt God had put on my heart. It deals a bit with a previous blog series I wrote called Following Jesus. The brunt of the message has to do with hearing the voice of God
This week I found myself sitting in a classroom surrounded by young, ministry-bound college students thirteen years after I left the student lifestyle myself. I am currently taking two classes (M-W-F and T-TH) during my lunch break at Moody Bible Institute where I work full-time in the Public Relations department. It is really interesting learning
John 21:20-22, “Peter turned and saw that the follower Jesus loved was walking behind them. (This was the follower who had leaned against Jesus at the supper and had said, “Lord, who will turn against you?”) When Peter saw him behind them, he asked Jesus, “Lord, what about him?” Jesus answered, “If I want him
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John 21:17-19, “He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep. 18Truly,
So I was walking during my lunch break the other day. It was one of those hot and humid days, an up-side of the bi-polar weather moods Chicago seems to have. Anyway, I passed a sprinkler watering some bushes in front of a condo building and I couldn’t resist putting my hand in the cool
Becky Loves Me was a band a couple of my friends were in during the early 90’s. They had a great line in one of their songs that went like this, “Sorry, Sir, I didn’t know you had to sell your dream… just to have a life.” It is easy for us to fall into
