John Piper’s “DesiringGod.org” recently had an upgrade worth speaking about. Now when I say upgrade, I don’t mean to refer to a version release (like 1.0 to a 2.0). The upgrade was small but necessary according to DG. It was more like a 1.0 to a 1.1 (for my techy friends). The upgrade contributed primarily [...]

he following is a sermon I delievered Sunday morning (August 6, 2006) at Christian Tabernacle (Houston, TX). I was preaching a short segment on “Sharing the Good News” in the New Member’s Class. Headed by Irvin Clark and Marcella Willhoite, this particular class revolved around Discipleship. This was my first sermon. I had only 15 [...]

As some of you might know, recently I approached my pastors with hopes of becoming mentored and trained for ministry. I mention to them that I believed that I was gifted to teach. And that God was moving me to and developing me for such a role. After meeting with the pastor of ministries, I [...]

This year my birthday was exceptionally special. My wife and I thought it would be neat to go out on a date without the children (a rarity in our family). So my mother came over and watched our young ones while Kathy and I ran to Wal-Mart for groceries (yes, this is how young parents [...]

I wonder often why it is so hard for some people to forgive. Sometimes it is excused because of the gravity of the offense. Other times it is excused because the offender has not yet apologized. I’m sure that there are more reasons than these two, but reality is that Christians should always forgive. And [...]

An older man who was very dear to me once had a heart attack and was hospitalized for a few days. The attack was due to some continuous irregular heart beats. The irregularities were causing an imbalance in his blood circulation and so his body was fatiguing prematurely. We visited for a short time since [...]

Last night I enjoyed some genuine Christian fellowship at my church. It was a graduation of sort. After six classes in the New Member’s course, the participants celebrated over dinner while the pastor gave some closing comments and others of the church prayed for them. The class members were also given the opportunity to share [...]

Just minutes ago, my newborn began crying like she was in pain. It was a “bubble” or something like that – nothing life threatening. And to the rescue came Justus, who is only 4 years old. He wanted to pray for her. Apparently, this was his second time according to my wife. She called for [...]

Occasionally, our church is visited by some extravagant worshippers (for lack of a better term). We are in the city limits of Houston, and all types of people come. One morning I noticed one of these visitors acting a little different than the others in the room. It is a norm in our church to [...]

Every now and then things happen in our life that bear a mark in our memories forever. One of those happenings is experiencing the birth of a new child. I had this experience for the third time this past Wednesday. I have been looking forward to this day for a little less than 9 months. [...]