This Sunday was special because it marked 12 years that my wife and I gave our lives to Jesus. Carey and I were just dating at the time and we visited Boston to see my dad and brother. My brother modeled a life that had been changed by God and as we inquired about Jesus and eternal life, my brother Billy shared the Gospel with us and we prayed for Jesus to forgive at the very moment. I had heard the Gospel a bunch of times before, but for Carey it was the very first time she had heard that … Read More
My First Memorial Day
Today is the first day I am really celebrating Memorial Day. I’ve always gotten the day off, but I’ve never been so thankful to all of the men and women who have given their lives for our great country as I was yesterday. My friend Joey was in Iraq serving his country and he came home yesterday! I saw him and hugged and couldn’t let go. Tears filled my eyes as I told him how happy I was to see him and how proud I was of him. I don’t think a day went by that I didn’t pray for … Read More
Can the Canned Jokes
Charles Spurgeon once wrote…There’s a story that’s told about Napoleon…Two frogs were talking one day… – Let’s get real: Most people don’t read Spurgeon. I don’t. I read one Spurgeon book in Bible College, ‘Lectures to My Students.” To this day, it’s probably one of my favorite books of all time. Probably because of the story he tells about a student that he wouldn’t let into his Pastors’ school because his tongue was too long! I wonder if he went on to play bass for Kiss? But we don’t read Spurgeon’s writings. Let’s be honest, we read Bible Illustrator. Sorry, … Read More
2 out of 3 ain’t bad!
Yes that’s right, I just quoted Meatloaf! I never thought I’d ever use that sentence. But my weekend prediction was right. The Red Sox took 2 out of 3 from the Yankees in the Bronx (That’s gotta sting)! But I feel great since the Red Sox out hit the Yankees 43 to 14 over the last 2 games. That’s brutal! The Sox have proved why they are the World Champions ( I love how that sounds)!
Get to the Point!
I’m a huge fan of the 1-point message that Andy Stanley has made famous. It has totally changed the way that I communicate. I believe that I am a better teacher because of it. I came from the traditional homiletical style that I learned in Bible College. So when we started our church 4 1/2 years ago, I would walk up to the pulpit (I used one back then), and take out my notes that were in formal Roman numeral style and alliterate my points and sub-points. I have talked with many communicators about this and I was converted to … Read More
Name that Movie!
I’ve decided that each week I am going to pull from my arsenal of useless pop culture information and create some trivia for each of us to enjoy. So I will be posting a quote from a movie (Usually a cult classic 80’s film) and our job will be to guess the name of the movie. If you are really daring give us the name of the character who said the line. So here’s the first one (It’s not easy): “I’ve been going to this high school for seven and a half years. I’m no dummy.” Have fun…
The Names have been changed to Protect the Innocent
Our church is building out an 18,000 square foot facility 3 miles from our current location. It takes us outside of Miami Lakes which is where we started, so we want to change the name of our church so we aren’t Calvary Chapel Miami Lakes, but in different city. Due to the size of cities in South Florida, we prefer a name that isn’t tied to a location. We want to keep “Calvary”, but I’d love some input as to what we should rename our church. So fire away…
I feel a lot better today
Today game made me feel much better. The 26 hit assault by the Sox lead to a glorious outcome. Final score: Red Sox 17 Yankees 1 It’s days like these that it feels great to be alive!
Rumble in the Bronx
Why won’t anyone listen to me? I scream at the TV, but they can’t hear me. I yell, “Alan Embree shouldn’t pitch to right handed batters.” The next pitch Embree threw to Gary Sheffield was rocketed into the left field stands for a 2-run home run. The problem is, Alan Embree did this 2 nights ago in Toronto! Hello! Is anyone home? I believe the definition of insanity is doing the same thing twice and expecting different results! I know it’s only a game. And I know they won the World series last year. That’s what I keep telling myself: … Read More
Weekend Prediction
The Red Sox vs. the Yankees – The ultimate in good against evil. It’s moments before the first pitch, so here’s my prediction: The Red sox take 2 out of 3 this weekend from the evil empire in the Bronx zoo. Go Sox!
