We are Americans. We are the land of the free and the home of the brave. We are independent people. We don’t want anyone to tell us what to do. We like to be in charge. We want to be on our own. We want to do what we want, when we want, where we want. That’s the American way. But tonight I want to ask you: Who do you serve? [Read more…]
I asked a 17 year old young man the other day what punishment he thought Craig Michael Wood should receive for kidnapping and doing unspeakable things to and then killing 10 year old Hailey Owens. He said that he didn’t know much about it, but that he thought the guy should spend a really long time in prison. Then he said that he actually thought that people should receive the same punishment as the crime that they commit. The perpetrator should be kidnapped, abused and then killed. So I said “you believe in an eye for an eye justice” and he said that’s what he believes. [Read more…]
“You are pushing people away from God.”
“You are pushing people farther away from God.”
“You shouldn’t tell other people what to believe.”
“You should love people to Jesus.” [Read more…]
Who won the Oscar in 1969 for Best Actor? Which actor has an airport named after them? Which actor was known as The Duke? If you answered John Wayne for all three of these questions you would be correct. John Wayne won an Oscar for Best Actor in 1969 for True Grit. He died in 1979 and Orange County renamed the airport John Wayne Airport that same year and he was known as The Duke. I wonder if Millennials even know who John Wayne was and I’m sure a very small number even care. So if he’s barely remembered (by young people) now 35 years after his death, will he be remembered in 50 more years? [Read more…]
It was a real privilege and an honor to witness at the Kentucky Derby this year. 21 men and one lady came from around the country to an outreach put together by Bill Adams with Sports Fan Outreach International. It was a wonderful outreach and the Holy Spirit really moved at this event. We arrived Thursday night May 1, 2014 and we were blessed to hear from Reverend Al Baker, a Presbyterian church planter from Alabama and also from Dr. Hershael York with Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. The teaching was fantastic. (By the way Rev. Baker joined us open-air preaching on Friday and Saturday and Dr. York told us that a deacon from his church was collegiate athlete many years ago and that the deacon had been saved in college because of an open-air preacher). [Read more…]
The bell rings. No you are not late for class. The last horse has been loaded in the chute and the bell rings. The doors fly open and the announcer excitedly says “And they’re off.” Today is the big day. It’s time for The Kentucky Derby. I still remember watching horse racing on TV when I was a kid. My dad loves horse races and I grew up being fascinated by them. I loved the power, the speed, the jockeying back and forth. But I couldn’t tell who was in front. I had to depend on the announcer to know which horse was in which position. [Read more…]
Recently we celebrated Easter – on Resurrection Sunday. We celebrated the fact that Jesus rose from the grave. Jesus lived a sinless life and died a horrific death for sinners like you and me. He always obeyed the will of God the Father. He willingly laid down His life – no man took it from Him. He suffered God’s wrath, God’s anger over our sin (the sin of those who put their trust in Jesus) as He hung on that cruel cross. He died and rose victoriously three days later. Thank you Jesus for your wonderful sacrifice! [Read more…]
Stop. Stop what you are doing right now. This is very important. Do not miss this. Stop thinking about what you are going to say to your friend after they get through talking. Stop thinking about what you are going to do tonight. Stop and really listen. [Read more…]
One of my best friends in high school was in a bad fight one time and he was really badly beaten up. The other kid had just moved to Lebanon, MO (my hometown) from somewhere in California. I don’t remember how the fight even started. It may have been that California was flirting with my friend’s girlfriend. [Read more…]
All of you NCAA basketball fans know that the Connecticut Huskies beat the Kentucky Wildcats 60-54 in the National Championship game on April 7, 2014. The Huskies obviously had a very good tournament. Yes, the last three weeks have been a really exciting time for basketball fans. There were many upsets in this years tournament. Congratulations to the National Champions. [Read more…]