What Matters Most

I heard a great sermon by Dr. Mark Milioni last night at the National Baptist Bible Fellowship International Meeting in Taylor, Michigan. I was able to introduce him and had a front row seat the entire sermon (so I couldn’t nap). Dr. Milioni is the President of...

4 Questions of Reflection

On Friday, June 27, 2014 I was as old as my father ever was. He died young – 54. Realizing that God blessed me with more time than my dad, I took some time to think of where my life had been and where it was going. I spent that day doing something that my dad would...

3 Ways to Deal with Personal Demons

When I was in high school, the movie ‘The Exorcist’ came out. It was a bizarre fictional account of a young girl who was possessed by the devil and the exploits of an ‘exorcist’ to cast out the demon that controlled her. Though I never saw it...

Finding Faith When the Storm Rolls In

10 years ago, August of 2004, Hurricane Charley went through Florida. With winds of 150 miles per hour, it was a Category 4 hurricane. It was the strongest hurricane to hit southwest Florida since 1960. Damage totaled over $13 billion and caused 10 deaths. We were on...

2 Principles for Spiritual Growth

I remember going through my growth spurt in High School. About every month I would measure myself to see how much I’d grown… until I stopped at 5’ 11 3/4”. I tried to do everything to get to 6’ but never did… even though I tell people I am. I wanted to grow...