A GOSPEL PIONEER’S MANIFESTO I am a pioneer. I have initiative, guts, and have been empowered by the Holy Spirit. I will succeed because my efforts and...

I am privileged to lead a beautiful church community: people from many walks of life who come together as the family of God in South FL.  Some...

Rudyard Kipling’s IF is my favorite poem…it’s the big IF/THEN proposition to becoming a man…challenging, gritty, and inspirational words.  I was reminded of this poem again after...

Eugene Cho says in his article, “Death by Ministry” says pastors, according to insurance actuaries, are among the most dangerous occupations (ranked between munitions experts & crab fishermen)...

Yesterday, we celebrated one of the greatest civil rights activists on the planet, Martin Luther King jr. His work advancing civil rights for African Americans using nonviolent...

This isn’t a full bucket list.  But, it is an “I’d kind of like to do this” list: Live on a boat. Of course, that’s impractical with a...

To Good Leaders Who Value Personal Religious Freedom: I am writing concerning a sense I have of a narrowing of ability to vibe in political conversation constructively,...

Do what is effective, not what is trendy. The race to follow the trend is a bad race- a race not worth running.  March to the beat...

I’ve been sharing and will continue sharing (some not listed here) some of my favorite Scriptures for the New Year on my Facebook page. And, I’ve been...

“Our life is frittered away by detail… Simplify, simplify.” — Henry Thoreau Every New Year, we crowd our lives with new resolutions.  It isn’t only at the new...