This last weekend I had the privilege of teaching at all of Central’s services. I talked about people with faith that Jesus pointed out. I referenced these people as endangered species, since it seems that there was something remarkable about them in the way they stood out. This of course led to talk of the Dodo bird, which is fun to work into any message. It was based out of the accounts in the Gospel of Luke. I quoted a…

My wife Michelle and I had a funny conversation today. Her debit card had been declined a couple of times and she asked me if mine was too. When I told her that mine was working fine I encouraged her to call our bank and find out what was going on. She learned that her card had been flagged because she had tried to make an online purchase…Yankee toddler sheets. They told her that she normally didn’t use her card…

This weekend I preached on Ephesians 5:21-33 where Paul addresses husbands and wives. Verse 25 says, “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.” So, in the context of the Church, we are the bride and Christ is the husband. Now look at verse 33: “each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.” I think this verse shows the two…

Here are a couple of quotes I used this past weekend from Francis Chan’s book, the Forgotten God. “It is easy to use the phrase ‘God’s will for my life’ as an excuse for inaction or even disobedience. It’s much less demanding to think about God’s will for your future than it is to ask Him what He wants you to do in the next ten minutes. It’s safer to commit to following Him someday instead of this day.” “You…

Reading through Deuteronomy the last few weeks in Central’s Route 66 Bible reading plan has really caused me to appreciate anew what Jesus has done for us on the cross. Just before the Israelites enter the promised land, God gives Moses some directives to give to the people about their future. Deuteronomy 28 goes into specifics about the blessings and the curses that will happen if they don’t obey God faithfully. Read through the list and you’ll see how intense…