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You know it’s a problem. You may not want to admit it to those close to you, but you are a critic. If there is something negative to be found, you find it. Whatever organization you are part of, work, school, even church, you always seem to know what “they” are doing wrong, and of course, you know better.

Most of us can point to our greatest regrets in life as things we did or didn’t do when our feelings were in control. It’s always a mistake to let your emotions guide you.

Nothing ever get’s accomplished without a plan. That is no less true when it comes to spiritual growth.

A 19-year-old driver successfully avoided running over a squirrel. Whew! But there are consequences to avoiding things. Instead of hitting the squirrel, she drove into the living room of a cottage that bordered the street.

It’s summer. You know the season. For me, it’s the season of brain freeze!

The city of Brooksville, Florida, sold more than it intended to. Business owner, Bobby Read, bought a small utility building for only $55,000, intending on turning it into a workout gym.

It’s been hard to stay connected with people lately apart from online conversations. In recent months, social media use has exploded.

I cut my foot a while back, and it would not heal. After weeks, it was still red, a little swollen, and painful. It was one of those injuries that wouldn’t go away.

I know it’s our nation’s birthday this weekend. And while I’m grateful to live in this country, a bigger celebration for me, personally, is July 7. This Tuesday, Linda and I will celebrate our 36th anniversary.

A friend who is a cop told me about a bust they did of a middle age husband and father who had a secret room in his basement filled with child porn.

I had an EKG and an echocardiogram the other day. When I entered the room, the technician said, “I know you. I hear you on the radio. You are the pastor of The Bridge."

Everything in life flows from your thinking. You are what you think.

Walking through Concourse D at Louis Armstrong Airport, I spotted a little boy, who appeared to be 7 or 8, in a wheelchair, escorted by a smiling gentleman in his mid 60s. I wondered to myself what their story was. Why the wheelchair for the boy and why a man his age with him? And I thought, “I wouldn’t mind sitting next to them in an airplane." I waited at gate D5 until my name was called by the agent for my seat assignment: 7F. Once again, I spotted the man and the boy. As

The first attempt to dig the Panama Canal across the Isthmus of Panama was made by a French company. Thousands of men and tons of machinery tackled the remote mountains and thick jungles. After millions of dollars had been spent, however, the project was abandoned, not because of the mountains but because of the mosquitoes. Yellow fever from mosquitoes killed thousands. It was not until American doctors found ways of protecting people against mosquitoes that the project was r

The twelve disciples of Jesus are a fascinating group of guys. In my reading of the Gospels, there is one thing that stands out about these guys. While they are quite the assortment of personalities and backgrounds, full of human weaknesses like the rest of us, there appears to be one characteristic that brought them all together. When Jesus called, they immediately responded. “Follow me,” Jesus said to each of them, and immediately they left their places, their liveliho

Linda and I have a seasonal campsite right on a river, about an hour’s drive from our home. Being right on the river, when there is a lot of rain and the river swells, our entire campsite (and half the campground) is sometimes flooded. So when flooding is predicted, we pull our camper out and store it until the water subsides. It doesn’t flood every year, but this year, It’s been flooding on and off with every heavy rain for the past month. Our camper is back in place now, bu

“I’ve tried reading the Bible but I don’t understand it and my mind wanders." I’ve heard that many, many times. But I’ve also been able to help a lot of people learn to read the Bible to get a lot out of it. King David describes a person of success as one who reads and ponders daily on the Word of God. Most Christians know there is value in reading the Bible, yet few of us do it consistently. I think mainly because they’ve never learned how. This is the fourth in a series on

Jesus’ disciples had been amazed at a lot of things about Jesus. They were blown away by his miracles. But they never asked him to teach them how to do miracles. They were astonished by his teaching as he captivated crowds of thousands. Yet they never asked him to teach them how to preach. But when they heard Jesus praying, they asked him to teach them how to pray (Luke 11:1-2). They heard Jesus really pray and they wanted to learn. That’s how we received the Lord’s Prayer.

Last week I wrote on having a plan for spiritual growth. A lot of you responded and committed to following through. But every plan begins with a time and place. If something is not scheduled, it’s not planned. Have you ever said to an acquaintance, “We should get together some time,” and it never happened? That’s because it wasn’t scheduled. Unless you specify the time and place to get together, all you have are good intentions that never come to fruition. Planning starts wit

Nothing ever get’s accomplished without a plan. That is no less true when it comes to spiritual growth. Millions of Christians have been believers for many years and have grown older without growing up. Just because you are aging does not mean you are maturing. I know a lot of very immature Christians who have professed to follow Jesus for decades. But without a plan, nothing of significance ever happens. They may have a plan to save for retirement. They may have a plan for s