If you REALLY want to get God’s attention in prayer, it’s not by being eloquent or using big words, but by being honest and shooting straight with Him. The power of praying aloud is ELECTRIC! Prayer is not about poetry or posture, but about engaging the heart. When it comes to the “power of prayer,” [...]

I absolutely LOVE to hear my wife pray. About a year ago I wrote this about how husbands and wives should be praying together. I still believe that prayer with your spouse can be as special and intimate as your sexual relationship with them. I heard someone quote a statistic recently that said, “Only 8% [...]

I’m not very good at being still. In fact, I’m a big believer in the old phrase, “Don’t just stand there, do something.” I don’t think it’s just me, because we all have become a society of very busy people. Our schedules are packed and our time has become a premium. We are an on-the-go [...]

Um… no not doing that.   Actually we were praying in the kitchen when Connor walked in on us. He looked a little surprised and apologized when he realized what we were doing.  I told him it was okay, just to give us a few minutes to finish.   I’ve made plenty of mistakes early [...]

I heard it again last night. In fact I hear it nearly every night. Cooper repeats the same thing every night as I put him to bed, “Dad, will you wake me up early in the morning so I can get up and play. It’s going to be a great day.”As I listened to him [...]

Here are a few things I thanked God for during my quiet time this morning … Today and everyday, I have a God that loves me and forgives me, despite my faults and screw ups. Psalm 103:11-13 I’m thankful that I am rich in marriage. Money can’t buy what I have. Lea is my soul [...]

John Cassis is one of our nation’s finest motivational speakers. He told a story recently about a time when he was serving as one of the chaplin’s for the Chicago Bears during their glory years of the 80′s. As John tells it, Mike Ditka was about to deliver a locker room pep talk one day. [...]

I had watched Tay grow up from a small child to a beautiful 18 year old girl. She’d come all the way through the church’s youth program and would be leaving for college that year. She was always happy and cheerful, but that night at camp I could tell something was bothering her. She seemed [...]

A long time ago someone handed me an index card that said “Don’t just pray, pray dangerously.” I’ve always been curious about how to pray dangerously, because so many of my prayers are “me” centered. I sometimes present my prayers to God like they are a Christmas list, “Lord, here are the things I want.” [...]

When you have a little time today say a little prayer for my sister, Monalea. I told you about her in the “Saturday Reading.” She was rushed to the hospital yesterday because of some heart problems she was having. They are going to do a stress-test and possibly an angio-cardiogram today in Lubbock. The doctors [...]

I was meeting with a group of 2nd – 5th graders an hour before Wednesday night church services for a little devotional and play time. Two sisters came in a little late, both crying. I asked the older what was wrong and she told me that they had lost their new dog Muffy. Feeling the [...]

I once asked a deacon to stop by the church and look at a little motor on a projector screen that had stopped working. After carefully looking it over he told me, “have you thought about just plugging it in?” The only thing wrong was that the thing had come unplugged from the wall and [...]

Here is a quick question for you to think about today. Is there such a thing as “Christian Maintenance?” Do we maintain our Christianity? Notice I didn’t say “maintain our salvation” because I know I don’t maintain my salvation … God does. But what about maintaining my spiritual growth? I preached this past Sunday about [...]