I did the wedding of a good friend of mine this past weekend. I call him a “kid” because he is a young twenty-something, but I also call him “special” because he has showed me his heart and allowed me the honor of pouring into him over the last six years as one of his [...]

I met a band in south Brazil two years ago online. I was looking for some music videos to possibly use in an upcoming trip we were planning to Brazil and came across this band called “Megafone.” I managed to contact them via email, we struck up a conversation, and the end result was that [...]

There are two things I’ve always wanted to do. One is to host a prayer workshop and the other is to bring in the New Year in the presence of heaven. Given my current situation in life as pastor of The Message Church, it seems I’m on the verge of having both of these “desires” [...]

Well, my tongue and brain have disengaged again. I seem to have this incredible knack for swapping certain words at the most inopportune times. One in particular has become my nemesis. Interestingly, I only do so when I’m speaking in public and when I really don’t want to make that particular faux pas. The problem [...]

One of the principal newspapers in Fortaleza, O Povo, ran an article this week stating that the agricultural economy of the state was in a season of “thin cows.” Because of the cyclical droughts that hit the region, and the affect they have on the dairy farmers, it has become popular to use the term [...]

Love this commercial for the Spanish national soccer team! What would happen if the Jesus-follower were to “be” this way? This jersey is history. Everything we suffer for, fight for, dream of, feel and live for… Everything that unites us can only come from within, deep down within.

I find it intriguing that we want to be so protective of God. It’s almost as though we know He’ll probably flub up and, if He does, it will make our case to the unbeliever to believe in Him weaker. It may even make us doubt what we believe. So we step into the fray and [...]

Sometimes we fail to recognize the significance of what is happening around us. We also fail to recognize the power that lies in sacred or memorial ground. There is something unique and powerful about walking where important events took place. Just look at the way that soldiers who landed on Normandy Beach during WWII retrace [...]

I’m in the midst of a sermon series on Elijah. We often get caught up in all the exploits of the prophet. They are quite the adventure and make for great entertainment and instruction. Even the language is some of the most salty in all the Bible and can create a delight in both the [...]

First, I know that most of you won’t read the article I’m referencing. And that’s ok. Second, we’ve been fed swill and have been told it is fine wine. That isn’t ok. Swill is a mixture of solid and liquid food scraps fed to pigs, or any disgusting or distasteful liquid. Fine wine is a [...]