Your basic message should contain good news. Start with your audience’s needs. Start with examples your audience will understand. Speak your audience’s language. Never speak about your speech. Use witnesses. Communicate with confidence. Get it right. Do not boast; act with humility. Know when to speak and when to be silent. Be enigmatic. Listen. Ask…
Eric Geiger has a great word on gratitude I read and wanted to pass along. The original post can be viewed here. Though you may not use the terms, you are familiar with “direct” and “inverse” relationships. In a “direct” relationship, when X rises, Y rises as well. For example, when the number of people…
Ron is constantly pumping out great, biblical content — this is simple and yet, if taken seriously could be a game-changer for husbands, wives and consequently, their marriage. Thank you Ron! Dear Lord, Please help him to learn and manage healthy balance – between work, family, and play. Allow him to know his full potential…
Our church has been in a discussion for many months about bringing someone to Foothills to help our pastoral team reach and serve a younger demographic. We are thrilled that on February 12th Cody Bishop will be preaching “in view of a call” to serve as Foothills’ Young Adult Pastor. He’ll preach in both the 9:00 and…
Carson’s statement begs the question, “how do you give a rebuke in loving humility?” David Mathis in his book Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus Through the Spiritual Disciplines gives seven steps we can work towards giving a rebuke that is biblical/Jesus-honoring. Check your own heart first. Seek to sympathize. Pray for restoration. Be quick. In my opinion,…
Simply put, Dr. Thom Rainer’s blog/podcast is intensely practical and is always encouraging to me as a husband, dad, and pastor. Here’s another good word on lessons he’s learned the hard way. Original post can be viewed here. I am not a great leader. In fact, there are times I’ve wondered if I am…
Every other Wednesday I meet w/these brothers to walk through the Scriptures, share verses we’ve memorized, walk through Growing Up, confess sin and encourage one another to love Jesus, our bride, family, church family and the lost well. Here are some thoughts from this morning’s time with Mark, John and Scott: 1) Scott — it’s interesting…
This post was first written and appeared at the following website. Ten Outstanding Values of Dr. King At the heart of Dr. King’s philosophy was the concept of service. He believed that a person’s worth should not be measured by his or her color, culture, or class but rather by his or her commitment to…
Original post can be found here. Skills vs. Talents. If you can learn it, it’s a skill. If it’s important, but innate, it’s a talent. The thing is, almost everything that matters is a skill. If even one person is able to learn it, if even one person is able to use effort and training to…
Must Every Christian Evangelize? Article 08.27.2013 Church members sometimes wonder if they should just leave evangelism to the “professionals.” After all, isn’t evangelism a spiritual gift? In this article I offer quick guide for pastors to know how to answer them. ANSWERING TWO COMMON ARGUMENTS Must every Christian evangelize? The scriptural answer is “yes.” But I…
Theology Along the Way 