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In the 19th chapter of 1 Kings – Elijah, fearing for his life, ran away into the wilderness and found himself under a juniper tree. Verse 4 says, "But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is …

There is a growing number of millennials that are leaving the church. They are not leaving Christ but the culture of worship and service that the traditional church provides. Millennials are those who were born from 1980 through 2010. For millennials, even the term "church" is antique and symbolizes something that is old and worn out. They want a change …

As I was sharing with the Director over my Doctorate program the faith journey that I have been on the last 3 years, I was thinking how during the midst of the journey that my stepping out on faith has failed me.  What I mean by this is that there are times when it seems like you step out on …

There are times in your life where you are placed in a crisis.  There are times in your life where you must maintain your calling in the midst of a crisis.  How do you handle maintaining integrity and staying steadfast when you want to throw in the towel? When you are in a crisis it seems as though the walls …

The term “Ecclesia” is the term for the church.  The church is a body of baptized believers.  Those who are redeemed and restored have a responsibility to come and attend church.   Hebrews 10:24-25 tells us that we should not forsake the assembling of ourselves together.  Acts 2:41-47 gives us the characteristics of the first church.   In scripture the …

This morning I had to wake up at 3:30 and travel to Dallas for class.  As I was driving on the highway the sun had yet to rise.  The radio was in the background but my focus was on “nothing.” That’s right.  I was focused on “nothing”.  I know I should have been paying attention to the road and paying …

I remember this song title by the Ghetto Boys & Bushwick Bill back in the 90s.   The sad reality is that many of us have had times where our mind has played tricks on us.  Not our pure minds but our minds that have been tricked by the devil.   John 10:10 tells us that the thief comes but …

A friend of mine just shared how God has turned their situation around.  So much so that like Luke 6:38 said, “good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over.” As I was praising God for the deliverance I was thinking on how God can turn things around “right now!” Have you ever had a subscription to a cable or …

I was told last night that people perceive certain things about me.  And the tone was that they believed it because certain persons perceived it.  The problem with this mentality is that when you try to encourage, mold, perfect someone by perception you miss out on a critical component…THE TRUTH! Perception is addressed in the Bible. In the Old Testament …

As I taught at the Congress today in Kansas City we jumped on the subject of commitment.  It was asked how do you encourage people who use excuses as a reason not to evangelize or do the work of ministry.  This is the sad indictment of the church – that we don’t finish the work and/or mandate to make disciples. …