I have been meditating on this subject for quite some time. I am not total sure where this will go or how it will eventually be cataloged, but I feel like I have to start somewhere. The world has long studied the soul or as more modern folks would say, the mind. They have put all that research into a discipline called Psychology. Psychology, as many of you know, is from two Greek words psycho, meaning soul or mind and ology meaning, the study of. They have gone far enough

As a local Pastor of a church, I find myself scratching my head when it comes to reading the New Testament and looking at the modern church. When I look at what we now call church, I often wonder how we would be graded by God as the early church was in Rev. 2-3. In order to give ourselves a sober evaluation, we must use a biblical standard according to the scriptures. In order to do that, we need to first look at the word, “Church.” We first hear the word, “church” in the

We live in a world that seeks to conform us to its image, while scripture teaches us that we are to be transformed into the image of Christ. The process of overcoming the expectations of our culture begins with presenting ourselves as a living sacrifice. (Romans 12:1-2) The Lord recently emphasized these points to me through a dream and when I awoke, in my spirit I heard him clearly say, “Become who you were created to be, not who others want you to be.” I realized that t

I was recently reminded of a saying an old friend of mine loved to share – “You can be a man of faith and power or a man of paste and flower.” I used to consider the first to be self-apparent, but the latter to be a bit confusing. Over time I have come to understand that the man of paste and flower is the one who has no real substance, though appearance may be good. As I sat thinking about it and wondering why this particular phrase had popped into my mind, I heard the Lor