Hello Church Fam, I know...it's been a "hot minute" since I have posted anything on here. Your Boy as been pretty busy...🏃🏾‍♂️‍➡️ A lot has happened since my last post: new president, financial drama, bird flu the price of eggs, war, arguing with the Pope, 45-47 comparing himself to Jesus, taking over the government and economy of Argentina and Iran, the price of groceries! The price of gas! And NIPSCO (Northern Indiana Public Service Company) and BP (British Petroleum) bot

Hello Everyone! Well, I have been so busy with my doctoral work that I have neglected this page. That being said, I have shared before that sometimes, what's happening with church leadership is indicative of the struggles that the membership is also experiencing (i.e. if there's a mist in the pulpit, there's a fog in the pew). I'm not blind or deaf to that phenomenon. With that in mind, let me begin by stating that this isn't the time to become depressed, discouraged, or beat

First of all, I want to wish each and every one of you a very Happy New Year! As we enter 2023, many of us have made various resolutions and promises for the new year. For the sake of transparency, I will be the first one to confess that I have broken many of these types of personal contracts that I have made with myself (and sometimes even to God). When I made those resolutions, I had every intent of doing what I said that I would do, but then, a phenomenon that I refer t

In Psalm 116, the Psalmist poses the question, "What shall I render unto the Lord, for all of His [goodness] towards me?" We are still attempting to answer that question today, and any of us are struggling. I grew up hearing that, "You can't beat God giving." If that's true, then why am I trying to give God anything? We are also taught that God gave up His only begotten son, so that we might have everlasting life. "Pastor, does God want me to act like Abraham and sacrifice on