How my pen encouraged my faith

Many of you are aware of the building project that we are embarking this year.  If you have not heard you can read all about it at http://cnministries.wordpress.com/.   We are purchasing our first piece of property.  Ministry growth in the orphanage, church, Christian school and ministry require it. What many of you may not know [...]

“Let our age be the age of improvement” Daniel Webster

A good leader will develop a set of teachings that they hold dear to their heart.  This set of teachings is usually is what they consider more important than any other set of teachings.   It is from those teachings that beliefs, principals and disciplines are formed.  They make us who we are.   One of the [...]

“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work” Thomas Edison

We live in an age where people look for quick solutions.   We desire our food quickly that is why there are so many fast food restaurants.  We desire our results quickly that is why we seek out places that will give us results the fastest way possible.  When we want to learn a foreign language [...]

“No man was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.” Calvin Coolridge

When I first started in the ministry I thought that my achievements would be judged by what all I did.  So I spent the first several years trying to do as much as I could for the kingdom of God.  Then after a while I started to realize that I was not getting the results [...]

What has been the focus of the majority of my prayer time

This year in Christ Nation Church in Cochabamba Bolivia the vision is “The Year of Faith”.  This is the year that we as a church will believe God for the things we have always desired.  This Sunday I taught the members to practice using something I call “The Word of Faith”.  To put it in [...]

From the marketer in me: “If you can think it you can watch it”

Just the other day I was discussing with my wife Angie about how amazing it is that in the information age that we live in we can think of a song or video clip, google it and within a matter of minutes we can watch it.  Just yesterday we were reminded of a part of [...]

A selfish or not so selfish evaluation of my prayer life

I came across this quote today when I was reading and motivated me evaluate my prayer life. “How much thought does [our identification with Christ] provoke?  Is it not true that our prayers for ourselves are almost entirely aimed at getting rid of the negative at any cost rather that praying that the negative be [...]

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“It is a privilege to be heard by God when we tell Him what´s troubling us and it´s natural for us to as for His help.”  Pete Greig

“One of the most visible signs of a great leader is their ability not to be seen.”

This morning in my  devotional time I was reading Mark chapter 14.  The chapter shows the life of Jesus before He was betrayed to be crucified.  We see the account of the last supper, the agony of Gethsemane and the betrayal of Judas. Because I try to see the world through a leadership bias (try [...]

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History is lubricated by tears.  Prayer, maybe most prayer, is accompanied by tears.  All theses tears are gathered up and absorbed in the tears of Jesus.”    Eugene Peterson