You can’t be perfect. Only God is perfect.” In a very real way, this is completely true. I’ve already blown it if I was trying to be perfect. But…Sometimes, I gotta say, I’m quite perfect. Does that s...  Read More

“She’s a pigmy,” said my beautiful teenage daughter.  “A what?” ”A pigmy.”  “What? How? Is she small?” I said, trying to understand. ”What?” She asked, confused and looking at me like I must be 50 or ...  Read More

I wrote the other day about how much we should pray—enough to walk like Jesus through our day.  But today, thinking about it from another angle. Mark 9:14-29 shows the story of the father of the demon...  Read More

I get confused sometimes about the message of the Bible when it comes to the kings of Judah and Israel.”There was no king in Israel and everyone did what was right in his own eyes.” This line in Judge...  Read More

What is good about America is that it is a constitutional republic, at least it is supposed to be.  This means we are (supposed to be) a nation ruled by laws, not men.  (*note - the founders screwed t...  Read More

I was talking to a friend who has a host of toxic relationships. I can’t tell if it’s her fault or the other people’s fault, but it’s probably both. Why is she allowing these people into her life? Som...  Read More

“It bothers me that they left our group and went to that other group.”This small group leader was lamenting losing a couple from his small group who had decided to attend a different group in our chur...  Read More

The members of Godspeed Church had the privilege of worshiping at Journey Church in Normal, IL this week. Journey is on College Avenue and is a wonderful Christian fellowship led by Pastor Jason Damko...  Read More

The big C Church is the body of Christ, all Christians, across the world, and across time.What is the local expression of that? That is, what is the local church?It’s easier to talk about what it’s fo...  Read More

I remember where I was driving in St. Louis when I turned the radio to one of the main local Christian radio stations. My taste in worship music is generally not for what’s played on these popular Chr...  Read More