Dave Backes has combined both skill and toughness like few players have done in the National Hockey League in the last 10 years. For the first several years of his career he played for the St. Louis Blues. He was their captain in the last few years he played for them. He now plays for […]
I have now been a Pastor for 25 years. The word “Pastor” derives from the Greek word “poimen” meaning “shepherd”. The Pastor is called to shepherd and nurture a local church which is made up of believers in the Chief Shepherd, Jesus. He not only calls himself the Good Shepherd (John 10:11,14), but Christians also believe […]
Last Saturday, the Detroit Tiger Baseball Chaplain, Jeff Totten, coordinated his 31st Home Plate outreach before the Tigers-White Sox game at CoAmerica Park. Home Plate is a ministry where Christian players, active and retired, share their testimony of how they came to faith in Christ. It takes place in the morning of an afternoon ballgame. […]
One of the Church of the Nazarene’s chief beliefs is that true holiness of heart will always express itself in love for one’s neighbor. It was out of the overflow of God’s love within his triune being, that He created the world, and then sent his Son, Jesus, to redeem the world. God’s love moves […]
There are many verses in the New Testament that are not considered prophetic when we look at them superficially. But on second look, we realize that they are very prophetic. I believe that Acts 1:8 fits this kind of mold perfectly. The Prophetic Fulfillment of Bearing Witness To The Savior In Acts 1, the resurrected […]
A few days ago I read an interview that Stephen Curry did with Stephen Copeland from Sports Spectrum magazine before the 2012/2013 season. One of the interesting things about this article is that it was written before Curry’s stardom in which his team, the Golden State Warriors, won the NBA Championship in the 2014/2015 season. […]
The New Evangelists In the last few years, it has dawned on me that God has been doing a powerful new thing through gifted musicians/songwriters like Mathew West, LeCrae and Kari Jobe. They are the new Billy Grahams that God has raised up to proclaim the Gospel in Song to today’s world. The young people […]