Jen and I are so glad that our friends are searching for peace and direction. One of our friends took their family to our church Sunday night. Some of our other friends have visited a mormon church (we have a mormon family in the neighborhood that does a great job of building relationships and getting peple to visit their church). Our friends have not attended church in years. They have a daughter who is in our oldest daughter's kindegarten class. They told my wife how nice the mormon church… Continue

Which one is real?? (answer at bottom of post)

The other day I was visiting with a business colleague of mine. While we talked about

business, our plans for 2009, the economy, taxes- we ended up talking about our past experiences. We discussed interesting stories about ourselves that showed the individualistic qualities we possess. Both she and I are seen by others as conservative, non-risk… Continue

Yes- I believe that our God is a God of order. Many times I hear people say that they got an idea "from God" and are going head-first towards taking action. Now, I am not saying that God doesn't prompt people through various means (people, the Holy Spirit, praying), but as we are to worship and use our heart and strength- we are also to use our mind.



Before Esther approached her husband, the King, she and her servants fasted for 3 days. Now, I haven't fasted that much, and I'm not… Continue

I reread the book of Esther, using the NASB. My dad ( a preacher for 20+yrs and a Bible college graduate) always told me that the NASB was the most accurate translation. Now that we are in the "holiday" season (have to be careful to not offend so we all say "holiday"), many people have a focus on God, Jesus and maybe even about going to church more often. This ties into new year's resolutions We all want to be more spiritual probably, because we feel better about ourselves. I am willing to do… Continue