A Plateful of Grateful
This month is all about thankfulness. I have been putting together a list of the things I am grateful for and trying to live my life with this "thanksgiving" in my heart. As we prepare ourselves for the Thanksgiving holiday, it is important for us to develop a lifestyle of thanks-living.I am putting together a message fo

Represent!
2 Corinthians 5:17Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! 18All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: 19that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. 20We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us."You are the message. People are watching YOU today and listening to what you say. In fact, you occupy a pulpit...your own personal space of ministry in your circle of influence. You are the message. The que

Bless...
Romans 12:4Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.One of the hardest lessons in life to learn is how to deal with circumstances that you do not control: and people that are hostile towards you. To be ridiculed, abused, betrayed or simply talked bad about is difficult to go through without feeling the need for retaliation. Our human nature seems skewed towards vengeance and getting even. But Jesus taught another way. His plan was contrary to how we feel and how we are wired. In fact, to be like Him requires some reprogramming and some new strategies! Jesus said to “bless those that persecute you”. Instead of raising your fist, raise a p

Stay in the Fairway
Yesterday I found myself filming another episode of Life in Tulsa at the beautiful Southern Hills Country Club. Some of the most beautiful holes in golf are found right here in Tulsa. While standing on the first tee box I looked out over an incredibly manicured fairway leading up to a fr

Sudden Surprises
I was getting decorations out for Christmas this weekend(am I crazy?) and it got me thinking about the story of Jesus' birth in Luke 2. Actually I was reading in Chapter 1 about the conversation the angel had with Mary. The Bible says that the angel of the Lord came to her and said, "Greetings you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you." Surprised by this divine visitation, Mary was a bit perplexed. But the angel went on to tell her "do not be afraid, you have found favor with God."And then the angel delivered some news to her that was unbelievable. Simply put, the angel said, you are pregnant with the Son of God...right now! Mary had not yet been with a man so this came as quit