Archive for General
is suffering supposed to be a part of the christian’s life?
depending on what theology you embrace you might think that when you’re doing your best to DO RIGHT and serve God that bad things just “shouldn’t happen”.
if you take the bible in it’s complete context though you just can’t escape that sometimes suffering is a part of life in a “fallen world’. now i didn’t [...]
What Mirror Reflects Your Image?
i had the opportunity to spend some time with some of the women from Grace Place in the nashville area. we had a wonderful time sharing, talking, praying, laughing and of course eating.
i spoke on Image. we’ve all the experience of walking past a mirror and feeling like UGH. but the image we were talking [...]
from every plan there is a journey of steps, choices, detours and turns
from every plan there is a journey of steps, choices, detours and turns. it’s almost as if those steps, choices, detours and turns are roadblocks that challenge us in our goal to go the distance.
at some point we’ve all decided to go the distance. we’ve taken the word QUIT out of our vocabulary and worked [...]
there is a supernatural level to forgiveness….
just yesterday i interviewed one of the attorneys for gaile owens. you may have heard or read about gaile owens on TV or in the paper. she is on death row at the TN Prison for women her execution date is set for september 28, 2010. her crime? she was convicted of having her husband [...]
forgiveness matters
this week on CTN we launch my new teaching series on “Forgiveness Matters”.
every last one of us at one point or another have stood in the place of needing forgiveness. we have also been at the place where we need to forgive. if you’re a believe in Christ you’ve probably heard about how God requires [...]
Take a Break
i just watched a samsung commercial on texting FASTER than ever ! i thought YES i would like to text faster than ever. i find myself skipping letters, words, punctuation - just to TEXT faster. i look for ways to say MORE with less words and speed in texting seems to be my friend.
of course [...]
Grief and Loss-sometimes saying NOTHING is best
grief and loss can be uncomfortable subjects for christians. i am not sure why but for some reason we have a hard time talking about these particular subjects. the truth is “none of us are getting out of here alive !”
that being said most of us aren’t comfortable talking about death. and most of us [...]
Grieving - In Memory of Savannah
over the years i’ve interviewed hundreds of people. quite honestly, i’ve enjoyed and learned something from just about every single interview.
today i interviewed jennifer scharfenstein. we talked about the difficult subject of grieving. jennifer and her husband jody children are not strangers to tragedy and grieving. they lost their beautiful daughter, savannah in 2006 in [...]
Too Busy?
i’m back in the studio today. last week i was in sunny florida for the CTN 30 year anniversary telethon.
it was a wonderful celebration. MANY souls came into the kingdom and many people gave to CTN. the entire telethon was a celebration of God’s faithfulness. He has kept CTN strong and on the air for [...]
CTN 30 Years of Miracles
all week long, i’ve had the honor of being at Christian Television Network for the 30 year Anniversary Celebration.
truly, for the ctn network it’s been 30 years of miracles. each night at the telethon we’ve celebrated God’s faithfulness. Christian Television Network broadcasts hope, love and truth in the midst of a dark world. clearly, God’s [...]
